Wendy Fry
Reporter | CalMattersWendy Fry is an Emmy-winning multimedia investigative journalist who reports on poverty and inequality for CalMatters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics, and a JPR news partner.
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California is at the center of President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign for unauthorized immigrants. Now, the population of immigrants is decreasing across the U.S.
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The Border Patrol began conducting operations in Sacramento on Thursday, as two federal court rulings have ordered them to stop warrantless raids.
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A court ruling Friday orders a halt to a chaotic and relentless 36-day immigration crackdown that’s upended life across Southern California.
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As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants deep in the country, it’s sending Marines and soldiers to patrol the border.
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Along the California-Mexico border, immigrants at risk of deportation are seeking to live undetected through an unprecedented crackdown. But a returning President Trump issued a barrage of Inauguration Day executive orders designed to pull the military into border enforcement and punish states such as California for sanctuary policies. Court challenges are coming.
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A conservative organization led by Trump adviser Stephen Miller sent letters to California leaders warning of ‘serious consequences’ over sanctuary policies that protect undocumented residents.
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A possible migrant detention facility within two hours of San Francisco has some lawmakers concerned.
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California and federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself ”at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices.”
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In the first Trump administration, California passed a “Sanctuary State” law that, with some exceptions, prohibited local law enforcement from automatically transferring people to federal immigration authorities. Now the state is readying legal challenges to thwart a second Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.
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The president-elect’s border policies could hit trade, privacy, and immigrant families living in California.
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Ballot initiative would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants.
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The controversial idea of cash reparations divided even Black advocates in the legislature this year. Here’s what’s next.