The number of new immigrant students attending California schools continues to decline, so much so that in some districts it’s resulted in shuttered programs and staff reassignments.

On Saturday morning, ICE agents deployed tear gas in a confrontation with about 30 protesters after the group blocked ICE vehicles with their cars, according to local law enforcement.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of laws that aim to check federal agents during the Trump administration’s deportation program and improve conditions in detention centers. Several likely will be challenged in court.

Federal agencies and local partners raided an alleged drug trafficking organization in the Rogue Valley last week. Immigration advocates say that operation included ICE detentions.

Federal agents arrested more than 1,800 people in Oregon in 2025, data shows. In 2026, as of Aug. 6, they had arrested more than 700.

Immigrant detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump administration’s policy of refusing bond hearings to most unauthorized immigrants who are detained in the interior of the United States.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare.

Trump administration threatened to withhold millions in transportation funds if states didn’t comply with new commercial driver’s license rule.

The state is arguing that the Trump administration can’t force Oregon to use its resources in support of its federal law enforcement efforts.

Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the Department of Homeland Security.

California lawmakers are holding up money the Newsom administration requested for a nationwide driver license database over concerns that the information could lead to deportations.