Immigration enforcement

The Trump administration charged 28 immigrants with allegedly illegally voting or registering to vote in California in its latest push to hunt down voter fraud. Such cases are exceedingly rare and not proof elections are fraudulent.

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.

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.

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.