Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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.

Humboldt County supervisors directed staff to draft a ban on ICE detention facilities and a one-year moratorium on new data centers.

Survivors and descendants gathered at Tule Lake to remember those incarcerated during World War II and explain why they believe the camp's history still shapes debates today.

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.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims it is notifying 911 dispatchers about ICE operations. Growing evidence shows that hasn’t always been the case.

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.

The governor’s move comes one week after the Trump administration sued Oregon and other states for not providing confidential licenses to federal agents.

The Trump administration immigration crackdown swelled the population inside California’s immigrant detention centers. State investigators in a report described strained medical resources inside the sites.

The decision could undercut a central point Oregon Democrats made to pass a law that could withstand legal challenges from the Trump administration.

The court’s ruling eliminates restrictions imposed by two federal judges in Oregon that strictly limited when federal officers could use tear gas on crowds outside the facility.

California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons.