Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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.

Two federal judges in Oregon have limited the use of crowd control weapons at the Portland ICE facility. The Trump administration appealed both those rulings. A Tuesday hearing will decide whether to continue restricting the use of tear gas.

California joined a growing legal fight against a Trump administration policy requiring many detained undocumented immigrants to remain in custody without the opportunity to request a hearing to determine whether they can be released from jail before a trial and under what conditions.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no current plans to build new detention facilities or expand existing ICE locations in the state of Oregon, a top ICE official said, tempering months of speculation that a new facility could be coming to the Oregon Coast.