Immigration and Customs Enforcement

A man who was shot multiple times during an arrest by immigration officers in the city of Patterson has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he rammed his vehicle into two agents.

California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons.

California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them.

Federal immigration officers have shot and wounded a suspected gang member in central California while trying to arrest him. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the incident happened Tuesday in Stanislaus County.

Family members and attorneys for patients hospitalized after being detained by federal immigration officials said they are facing extreme difficulty trying to locate patients, get information about their well-being, and provide them emotional and legal support.

Sami Hamdi was detained Sunday by ICE officers at San Francisco International Airport, according to federal officials. He was booked into the Golden State Annex ICE facility in the city of McFarland.

The Trump administration is quietly unraveling a court settlement meant to reunite and help families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the ACLU says, putting thousands at risk of being torn apart again.

Rather than going away to college, many are opting to stay local, where they feel safer and closer to family.

A California law bans immigration enforcement at courthouses. ICE under the Trump administration is detaining people there, anyway, arguing it’s a safe place to apprehend someone.

While Merced’s farming fields and packing plants appear to be operating as usual, advocates and workers say the more fragile, migrant cash-based economy of the region’s swap meets, colloquially known as “remates,” is showing signs of strain.