Wendy Fry

2 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Wendy Fry

Sacramento, CA (CalMatters)A California law empowers state investigators to check on conditions at ICE detention centers. A new report raises concerns about health care inside them. A new report from the California Department of Justice finds that immigration detention facilities across the state continue to fall short in providing basic mental health care, with gaps in suicide prevention and treatment, recordkeeping, and use of force incidents against mentally ill detainees.

2 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Wendy Fry |Sergio Olmos

Sacramento, CA (CalMatters)The Trump administration is backing off a push to rapidly deport three Guatemalan day laborers who were detained 200 miles north of the Mexico border after a federal judge blocked it from fast-tracking their removal.

2 weeks ago | calmatters.org | Wendy Fry |Mohamed Al Elew |Sergio Olmos

Unauthorized immigrants can be deported quickly if they’re detained near the border. The Trump administration wants to expand expedited removal inland. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.

3 weeks ago | elreporterosf.com | Sergio Olmos |Wendy Fry

by Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweepsA federal court on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction forbidding the Border Patrol from conducting warrantless immigration stops throughout a wide swath of California.

1 month ago | independent.com | Wendy Fry

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A new report from the California Department of Justice finds that immigration detention facilities across the state continue to fall short in providing basic mental health care, with gaps in suicide prevention and treatment, recordkeeping, and use of force incidents against mentally ill detainees.