Stephen Hobbs

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Stephen Hobbs

Dilraj Shoker followed the rules. He has a work permit, said he doesn’t have a criminal record, and filed an application to receive political asylum from his native India. Even so, Shoker was unsettled when he walked into the John E. Moss Federal Building in Sacramento near the state Capitol, for a hearing earlier this month. Federal authorities started detaining people who showed up at immigration courthouses across the country as part of the Trump administration’s effort to ramp up deportations.

2 weeks ago | swoknews.com | Stephen Hobbs

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2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Stephen Hobbs

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2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Stephen Hobbs

At least two more men who were attending hearings at Sacramento Immigration Court were handcuffed and detained Wednesday morning. The detentions occurred while more than eight men in plainclothes, who appeared to be federal authorities, were stationed around different floors of the courthouse.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Rebecca-Ann Shania Jattan |Stephen Hobbs

Protesters marched in downtown Sacramento Monday toprotest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, mobilizing in solidarity with Los Angeles protesters following the ongoing tensions around ICE raids and the arrest of a California union leader. A crowd of almost 150 people gathered at Cesar Chavez Plaza for the “ICE out of Sac” protest.