Immigration enforcement

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.

A federal judge rules that the Border Patrol again broke the rules in California immigration sweeps, saying agents acted “without considering or complying with law Congress enacted.”

The Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to get visas for guest farmworkers. But it might not lead to a drastic uptick in foreign workers in the Northwest – at least not right away.

The warden at a privately-run immigrant detention center in San Diego County has authority to decide how to investigate rape reports there. A county supervisor wants to revisit the agreement giving the company that power.

The Trump administration handed down a rule that would cut the minimum wage for immigrants with H-2A visas, including farm workers.

High school students all over California walked out of class in protest over the Trump administrative aggressive immigration enforcement. Police in two cities, conservative Clovis and liberal Los Angeles, issued warnings about potential arrests to adults who helped them.

University of Washington data shows 2,125 people arrested last fall, a massive spike in ICE enforcement.

The decision comes just days after a different federal judge issued a similar order in a case brought by tenants at a nearby apartment building. That order also limited the use of chemical munitions at the ICE facility.

Oregon lawmakers have approved a bill that would require schools to provide notice when ICE officers are spotted on campus.

House Bill 4138 would require officers to clearly display their name or identifying number, their agency and their badge. The bill also limits the use of facial coverings that conceal a person’s identity, with a few exceptions.

Several bills take aim at the Trump administration’s immigration efforts.

To align with changes to state law, the new policies must be in place by March 1.