Immigration Lawyer: Asylum Policy Change Was Well-Planned
The Trump administration's move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants is part of an effort to reduce the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Under a new rule published in the Federal Register today and expected to go into effect Tuesday, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the border. This would reverses decades of policy on how refugees are treated. It also applies to children traveling alone. The ACLU says it's planning to challenge it in court.
Guest: Prof. Kevin Johnson, UC Davis School of Law
No Raids As Promised, But Immigrants Still On Edge
This weekend, immigration raids and arrests threatened by the Trump administration were supposed to begin in ten American cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles. As of this morning, we have no reports of any major operations. But that doesn’t mean immigrant rights activists haven't been preparing.
Reporter: Saul Gonzalez
Immigration Activists Rally at Adelanto
If those ICE arrests actually happen as promised by the Trump administration, one place detainees might get sent to is the ICE detention facility in Adelanto. It’s the largest in California. In one of the many vigils throughout the state this past Friday, immigrant advocates gathered there, and read the names of seven people who have died inside the detention facility since 2011.
State Orders Chevron to Stop Massive Crude Oil Release From Kern County Well
State regulators are clamping down on Chevron, the energy giant based in the Bay Area. They say the company hasn't done enoughto stop one of California's largest oil spills in years. The incident was first reported by KQED News.
Reporter: Ted Goldberg
Glendale Considers Rebuilding Gas Plant
California plans to get all of its electricity from clean sources by 2045...and most utilities are re-thinking investment in fossil fuels. Los Angeles isn’t going to build any more natural gas fired plants...but one of its suburbs IS thinking about it - and some residents of Glendale are not happy.
Reporter: Larry Buhl
Start-Up Pitches an Eternity Under the Redwoods
A start-up in Northern California is offering an alternative to traditional cemeteries -- an eternity spent among the trees. Families can pay Better Place Forests to claim a tree in a private forest, scatter ashes under it, and add a grave marker.
Reporter: Michelle Wiley