Adam Yamaguchi

3 days ago | cbsnews.com | Adam Yamaguchi

Los Angeles — As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stepped up raids across Los Angeles in recent weeks, Julie Ear and her family made a difficult drive to Tijuana International Airport just south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Ear's mother, Regina Higuera, had lived in the United States for 36 years. But on this particular morning in early June, she left her home, her children and grandchildren — all of whom are U.S. citizens — and headed back to her birthplace in Mexico.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Adam Yamaguchi

San Francisco — One day in May, Reily was the latest unhoused person in San Francisco to be caught up in the city's year-long aggressive enforcement tactics. Involved in the arrest was San Francisco police Sgt. Dennis Hoang, the department's homeless unit supervisor. "I asked Reily how many times they've been cited for illegal lodging, and they said...four times," Hoang told CBS News.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Adam Yamaguchi

Every week, in the U.S. Territory of Guam, a group of military veterans comes together and passes around a paddle, allowing each other to speak. The gathering serves as their therapy for both the physical and psychological wounds sustained in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. For people in Guam, military service is an economic opportunity. Of the roughly 170,000 residents who live on the island, 24,000 of them are military veterans, the group says.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Adam Yamaguchi

Evangelical group aids migrants at border San Ysidro, California — On the U.S. side of the border between San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, there is a section in between double fencing that is used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a makeshift holding facility to process migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally.

Mar 17, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Adam Yamaguchi

MLB star Shohei Ohtani made a triumphant return to Japan last week for an exhibition game, playing in front of a home crowd for the first time in a major league uniform. In a rare interview a day before the game, the Los Angeles Dodgers' phenom spoke about his return to Japan, season expectations and his impact on kids through baseball. "Coming back this time and being able to start the season here is really special," Ohtani said.