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Ambas partes se volverán a ver en los tribunales el miércoles 4 de junio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los funcionarios del \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/es\">Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos\u003c/a> (o ICE por sus siglas en inglés) y de la \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/eoir\">Oficina Ejecutiva de Revisión de Inmigración\u003c/a> (o EOIR por sus siglas en inglés) (enlace sólo en inglés), que ahora dirige el programa, se negaron a hacer comentarios para este artículo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041238\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041238 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-06-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-06-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-06-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catalina alcanza un balón de fútbol que ha rodado hasta el jardín de la casa donde vive su familia, en Stockton, el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>En los documentos presentados ante el tribunal, los abogados de ICE han expuesto algunos de sus planes. Afirman que la EOIR recurrirá a abogados pro bono para “maximizar la eficiencia en la prestación de los servicios del programa.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Durante una audiencia judicial federal celebrada en el sur de California el 15 de mayo, los abogados del ICE afirmaron que ya habían recibido 71 respuestas de entidades o personas que habían expresado su interés en realizar este trabajo de forma gratuita y que estaban trabajando para encontrar más.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“La EOIR está abordando esto de manera diferente. Habrá más capacitación colectiva, más programas en línea, están realizando muchas actividades de promoción,” afirmó Christina Parascandola, una de las abogadas de ICE.[aside postID=news_12026143 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/image-of-ICE-agents.jpg']Sin embargo, proveedores de servicios jurídicos como Sara Van Hofwegen, directora general de programas de accesibilidad jurídica de Acacia, han expresado su escepticismo sobre la posibilidad de que el gobierno encuentre suficientes abogados pro bono para satisfacer las necesidades de los casi mil 200 miembros del colectivo a los que Acacia y sus subcontratistas han prestado asistencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Básicamente, lo que está haciendo el Gobierno es recortar los fondos destinados a los proveedores de servicios jurídicos y luego dirigirse a ellos y decirles “por favor, acepten estos casos de forma gratuita””, afirmó Van Hofwegen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Hofwegen también hizo hincapié en que proporcionar ayuda de calidad a las familias inmigrantes que han sido separadas por la fuerza requiere un nivel de confianza con los proveedores de servicios legales que es poco probable que el gobierno federal pueda ofrecer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En nuestras consultas con la gente, les preguntamos todo sobre su historia. Nos cuentan cosas muy personales que les han sucedido, dijo Van Hofwegen. No es realista esperar que tengan ese tipo de relación con el gobierno que les ha hecho daño, y creemos que serán muy pocas las personas que se atrevan a solicitar los servicios.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mendoza se sumó a esta opinión.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recuerdo lo que me hizo, me separó con mi hija. Lo primero que va a ser es … me da miedo … Yo digo que me va a deportar a mí, a mi familia,” dijo Mendoza.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Proveedores y clientes en el limbo\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los proveedores de servicios jurídicos que trabajan con las familias reunificadas afirmaron que la cancelación del contrato les tomó por sorpresa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Incluso nos enviaron un informe del trabajo realizado, nos pidieron varios presupuestos diferentes y, de repente, recibimos una notificación en la que nos comunicaban que no tenían intención de renovar el programa. Recibimos esa notificación el 11 de abril,” afirmó Van Hofwegen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A pesar de que el contrato expiró a finales de abril, algunas de las oficinas regionales subcontratadas para prestar asistencia jurídica decidieron seguir ofreciendo sus servicios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041237 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizandro y Catalina juegan al fútbol detrás de la casa donde viven en Stockton el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Una de ellas es \u003ca href=\"https://www.es.icwclaw.org/\">el Centro de Inmigración para Mujeres y Niños\u003c/a> (o ICWC por sus siglas en inglés), una organización sin ánimo de lucro con sede en San Francisco. Danielle Fritz, directora jurídica del centro, afirmó que su oficina está priorizando los casos en los que las familias tienen plazos inminentes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Diría que probablemente la mitad de las personas a las que hemos atendido necesitan ayuda con diversos asuntos, ya sea para solicitar la renovación de la libertad condicional, presentar mociones ante el tribunal de inmigración o cumplir los plazos para solicitar asilo,” afirmó Fritz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, sin financiación, Fritz afirma que el programa es insostenible. Espera que el asunto se resuelva pronto en los tribunales y se restablezca el contrato, pero mientras tanto las familias podrían no cumplir con plazos que son cruciales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Como parte del acuerdo extrajudicial, los proveedores de servicios legales ayudaron a los miembros del grupo a tramitar solicitudes de inmigración, como las de libertad condicional, que les permiten vivir en el país durante tres años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041240\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041240 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catalina Mendoza en Stockton, el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La libertad condicional de Mendoza y su familia expiraba el 3 de mayo, pero él dijo que el ICWC les ayudó a renovarla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También espera utilizar esos servicios legales para solicitar asilo por motivos de persecución política y racial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mendoza dijo que anteriormente había trabajado como conductor para un miembro de un controvertido partido político conservador, ahora disuelto, y que se había convertido en blanco de sus oponentes. Según contó, un día alguien echó agua hirviendo sobre su pequeña choza, causando quemaduras a su hija en el cuello y el pecho. También dijo que había sufrido discriminación por ser indígena en Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En la audiencia judicial celebrada el 15 de mayo, Lee Gelernt, subdirector del Proyecto de Derechos de los Inmigrantes de la ACLU, afirmó que, aunque 414 personas tenían permisos de libertad condicional o autorizaciones de trabajo que expiraban solo en mayo, la EOIR apenas había puesto en contacto a 74 personas con abogados pro bono.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los abogados de ICE respondieron que la ACLU no podía citar ni un solo caso hasta la fecha en el que un miembro del colectivo hubiera sido denegado servicios por parte del gobierno. También argumentaron en los documentos presentados ante el tribunal que el acuerdo extrajudicial no les obliga a contratar a un contratista para renovar la libertad condicional o los permisos de trabajo solo con las solicitudes iniciales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El juez federal de distrito Dana M. Sabraw ordenó finalmente al Gobierno que notificara a la ACLU en un plazo de 24 horas si detenía a cualquier miembro de la demanda colectiva o a sus familiares directos, pero los abogados del ICE han solicitado a Sabraw que revoque dicha orden o al menos darles hasta 72 horas..\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sabraw ha indicado que se pronunciará sobre si el Gobierno está incumpliendo el acuerdo durante la audiencia del miércoles o poco después, y mientras tanto las familias que dependen de estos servicios esperan con ansiedad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041235\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041235 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maximo Hernández Pérez posa delante de la casa donde vive con su familia en Stockton, el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Mis hijos estaban muy preocupados porque están muy pegados a la escuela. Ya están muy hallados. Ya conocen a muchos ahí, tienen mucha amistad con los maestros. A ellos les gusta mucho la escuela,” dijo Máximo Hernández Perez, otro integrante del grupo cuya libertad condicional expiraba en mayo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hernández dijo que lleva décadas intentando establecerse en los Estados Unidos, tras huir de Guatemala en 1989 por temor a ser reclutado por el ejército.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Él y su hija Celina, que entonces tenía 14 años, fueron detenidos tras cruzar la frontera en 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La patrulla fronteriza los agrupó con otras personas que habían sido detenidas, según Hernández, y los subieron a vehículos separados: los adultos en uno y los niños en otro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hernández fue deportado y Celina fue enviada a vivir con un familiar en Florida. Los dos hablaban por teléfono, pero no se habían visto en persona durante casi cinco años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Le dije ‘está bien, hija, está bien. Ya ves que sufrimos, estuvimos mucho tiempo. Y pues, solo Dios sabe si un día nos podemos ver. Y si no, pues tú échale ganas, estás allá, … Valora lo que nos pasó, lo que nos sucedió. Quiero que te portes bien,'” le dijo Hernández.'”Valora lo que nos pasó, lo que nos sucedió. Quiero que te portes bien.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunque el tiempo que pasaron separados fue difícil e incluso traumatizante, Hernández dijo que agradece a Dios y al programa de asistencia jurídica por lo que ha logrado su familia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uno de sus hijos se graduó de la escuela secundaria la semana pasada y otra hija pronto irá a la universidad, pero para entonces necesitarán ayuda para renovar su libertad condicional nuevamente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hernández dijo que espera que el programa siga existiendo para ofrecer esa ayuda.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soytapatia\">María Peña.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Durante semanas, Mendoza no supo dónde estaba su hija Catalina ni cuándo volvería a verla. Cuando preguntó por ella a los funcionarios del centro de detención, le dijeron que él había sido detenido solo y que no tenían a su hija bajo custodia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A través del Consulado de Guatemala, Mendoza se enteró de que su hija había sido llevada a El Paso, Texas, a cientos de kilómetros de distancia. El reencuentro de ambos se produciría cuatro meses después, en Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041239\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041239 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-07-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-07-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-07-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-07-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia Chales Gómez muestra una foto de su hija Catalina a los 4 años, el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mendoza, que ahora vive en Stockton, es uno de los miles de padres que fueron separados por la fuerza de sus hijos en centros de detención de inmigrantes durante el primer mandato del presidente Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Como parte de un acuerdo judicial en una demanda colectiva presentada por la Unión Americana por las Libertades Civiles (o ACLU por sus siglas en inglés) sobre las separaciones, el gobierno federal aceptó financiar los servicios legales para esas familias, incluida la ayuda para solicitar asilo o permiso temporal para vivir y trabajar en los EE. UU. Sin embargo, los proveedores de servicios legales afirman que ese programa, conocido como Servicios de Acceso Legal para Familias Reunificadas, ahora está en peligro.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Críticas al plan del gobierno\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>El mes pasado, el gobierno anunció que no renovará su contrato de servicios jurídicos con \u003ca href=\"https://acaciajustice.org/\">Acacia Center for Justice\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés), que expiraba menos de 20 días después, el 30 de abril.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los abogados de la ACLU han argumentado que esto constituye un incumplimiento del acuerdo extrajudicial y quieren que los tribunales intervengan. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Sin embargo, proveedores de servicios jurídicos como Sara Van Hofwegen, directora general de programas de accesibilidad jurídica de Acacia, han expresado su escepticismo sobre la posibilidad de que el gobierno encuentre suficientes abogados pro bono para satisfacer las necesidades de los casi mil 200 miembros del colectivo a los que Acacia y sus subcontratistas han prestado asistencia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Básicamente, lo que está haciendo el Gobierno es recortar los fondos destinados a los proveedores de servicios jurídicos y luego dirigirse a ellos y decirles “por favor, acepten estos casos de forma gratuita””, afirmó Van Hofwegen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Hofwegen también hizo hincapié en que proporcionar ayuda de calidad a las familias inmigrantes que han sido separadas por la fuerza requiere un nivel de confianza con los proveedores de servicios legales que es poco probable que el gobierno federal pueda ofrecer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“En nuestras consultas con la gente, les preguntamos todo sobre su historia. Nos cuentan cosas muy personales que les han sucedido, dijo Van Hofwegen. No es realista esperar que tengan ese tipo de relación con el gobierno que les ha hecho daño, y creemos que serán muy pocas las personas que se atrevan a solicitar los servicios.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mendoza se sumó a esta opinión.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Recuerdo lo que me hizo, me separó con mi hija. Lo primero que va a ser es … me da miedo … Yo digo que me va a deportar a mí, a mi familia,” dijo Mendoza.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Proveedores y clientes en el limbo\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los proveedores de servicios jurídicos que trabajan con las familias reunificadas afirmaron que la cancelación del contrato les tomó por sorpresa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Incluso nos enviaron un informe del trabajo realizado, nos pidieron varios presupuestos diferentes y, de repente, recibimos una notificación en la que nos comunicaban que no tenían intención de renovar el programa. Recibimos esa notificación el 11 de abril,” afirmó Van Hofwegen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A pesar de que el contrato expiró a finales de abril, algunas de las oficinas regionales subcontratadas para prestar asistencia jurídica decidieron seguir ofreciendo sus servicios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041237 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-05-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizandro y Catalina juegan al fútbol detrás de la casa donde viven en Stockton el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Una de ellas es \u003ca href=\"https://www.es.icwclaw.org/\">el Centro de Inmigración para Mujeres y Niños\u003c/a> (o ICWC por sus siglas en inglés), una organización sin ánimo de lucro con sede en San Francisco. Danielle Fritz, directora jurídica del centro, afirmó que su oficina está priorizando los casos en los que las familias tienen plazos inminentes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Diría que probablemente la mitad de las personas a las que hemos atendido necesitan ayuda con diversos asuntos, ya sea para solicitar la renovación de la libertad condicional, presentar mociones ante el tribunal de inmigración o cumplir los plazos para solicitar asilo,” afirmó Fritz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, sin financiación, Fritz afirma que el programa es insostenible. Espera que el asunto se resuelva pronto en los tribunales y se restablezca el contrato, pero mientras tanto las familias podrían no cumplir con plazos que son cruciales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Como parte del acuerdo extrajudicial, los proveedores de servicios legales ayudaron a los miembros del grupo a tramitar solicitudes de inmigración, como las de libertad condicional, que les permiten vivir en el país durante tres años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041240\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041240 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-08-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catalina Mendoza en Stockton, el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La libertad condicional de Mendoza y su familia expiraba el 3 de mayo, pero él dijo que el ICWC les ayudó a renovarla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También espera utilizar esos servicios legales para solicitar asilo por motivos de persecución política y racial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mendoza dijo que anteriormente había trabajado como conductor para un miembro de un controvertido partido político conservador, ahora disuelto, y que se había convertido en blanco de sus oponentes. Según contó, un día alguien echó agua hirviendo sobre su pequeña choza, causando quemaduras a su hija en el cuello y el pecho. También dijo que había sufrido discriminación por ser indígena en Guatemala.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En la audiencia judicial celebrada el 15 de mayo, Lee Gelernt, subdirector del Proyecto de Derechos de los Inmigrantes de la ACLU, afirmó que, aunque 414 personas tenían permisos de libertad condicional o autorizaciones de trabajo que expiraban solo en mayo, la EOIR apenas había puesto en contacto a 74 personas con abogados pro bono.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los abogados de ICE respondieron que la ACLU no podía citar ni un solo caso hasta la fecha en el que un miembro del colectivo hubiera sido denegado servicios por parte del gobierno. También argumentaron en los documentos presentados ante el tribunal que el acuerdo extrajudicial no les obliga a contratar a un contratista para renovar la libertad condicional o los permisos de trabajo solo con las solicitudes iniciales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El juez federal de distrito Dana M. Sabraw ordenó finalmente al Gobierno que notificara a la ACLU en un plazo de 24 horas si detenía a cualquier miembro de la demanda colectiva o a sus familiares directos, pero los abogados del ICE han solicitado a Sabraw que revoque dicha orden o al menos darles hasta 72 horas..\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sabraw ha indicado que se pronunciará sobre si el Gobierno está incumpliendo el acuerdo durante la audiencia del miércoles o poco después, y mientras tanto las familias que dependen de estos servicios esperan con ansiedad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041235\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12041235 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250522-IMMIGRATION-COURT-FOLO-MD-01-KQED-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maximo Hernández Pérez posa delante de la casa donde vive con su familia en Stockton, el 22 de mayo de 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Mis hijos estaban muy preocupados porque están muy pegados a la escuela. Ya están muy hallados. Ya conocen a muchos ahí, tienen mucha amistad con los maestros. A ellos les gusta mucho la escuela,” dijo Máximo Hernández Perez, otro integrante del grupo cuya libertad condicional expiraba en mayo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hernández dijo que lleva décadas intentando establecerse en los Estados Unidos, tras huir de Guatemala en 1989 por temor a ser reclutado por el ejército.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Él y su hija Celina, que entonces tenía 14 años, fueron detenidos tras cruzar la frontera en 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La patrulla fronteriza los agrupó con otras personas que habían sido detenidas, según Hernández, y los subieron a vehículos separados: los adultos en uno y los niños en otro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hernández fue deportado y Celina fue enviada a vivir con un familiar en Florida. Los dos hablaban por teléfono, pero no se habían visto en persona durante casi cinco años.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Le dije ‘está bien, hija, está bien. Ya ves que sufrimos, estuvimos mucho tiempo. Y pues, solo Dios sabe si un día nos podemos ver. Y si no, pues tú échale ganas, estás allá, … Valora lo que nos pasó, lo que nos sucedió. Quiero que te portes bien,'” le dijo Hernández.'”Valora lo que nos pasó, lo que nos sucedió. Quiero que te portes bien.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aunque el tiempo que pasaron separados fue difícil e incluso traumatizante, Hernández dijo que agradece a Dios y al programa de asistencia jurídica por lo que ha logrado su familia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uno de sus hijos se graduó de la escuela secundaria la semana pasada y otra hija pronto irá a la universidad, pero para entonces necesitarán ayuda para renovar su libertad condicional nuevamente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hernández dijo que espera que el programa siga existiendo para ofrecer esa ayuda.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soytapatia\">María Peña.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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It’s unclear how often ICE makes these requests to media outlets, but Beam told KQED that the agency “routinely” does so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David Loy, the legal director of the First Amendment Coalition, said that while government officials can always ask, there is no law barring media outlets from publishing photos or other identifying information of officers conducting operations in public — such as on the street in front of immigration court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it’s just a polite request, the government has the right to ask,” Loy said. “What the government should never do is make it the least bit coercive or threatening, in substance if not in form.”[aside postID=news_12041810 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240212-ImmigrationCourt-31-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg']According to emails between ICE and the \u003cem>Standard \u003c/em>reviewed by KQED, there was no evidence of coercion or threats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same cannot be said for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025977/fcc-investigates-sf-radio-station-for-ice-reporting-sparking-press-freedom-fears\">Federal Communications Commission’s announcement that it would investigate KCBS\u003c/a> after the San Francisco radio station published details about an ICE operation in February — something Loy described as having a chilling effect on coverage of immigration enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They claim they’re ‘investigating’ to leave this threat dangling over the station’s head, and that’s very pernicious,” Loy said. “It’s a direct attack on freedom of speech.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uniformed law enforcement officers in California are required to wear some form of identification, such as a badge or name plate. But that does not extend to federal agents, and ICE officers frequently conduct operations in plainclothes without any identification. During the arrests covered by Chien in the \u003cem>Standard\u003c/em>, all the officers were in plainclothes and only one wore an ICE badge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Journalistic ethics codes also generally oppose any alterations to photos or videos. But as the \u003cem>Standard \u003c/em>reported in its \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/ice-arrests-blur-photos-agents-san-francisco-court/\">follow-up story\u003c/a>, other outlets such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/2-detained-in-ice-action-at-san-francisco-courthouse/3878292/\">NBC Bay Area\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/immigrant-advocates-california-decry-trump-tactics-detain-asylum-seekers\">KTVU \u003c/a>intermittently blurred the faces of ICE agents in television segments this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We as journalists should not slide into a new norm of helping these agencies create a zone of unaccountability around their actions,” Bercovici said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bercovici also said that ICE, as a public agency, should make its case publicly if it plans to regularly ask news outlets to keep officers anonymous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we can be convinced that there is a very specific threat, then we will consider that and might make a different decision,” Bercovici said. “But we think this is the right one for now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California tiene \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/\">cerca de 2 millones de residentes indocumentados\u003c/a>, y el 8 % de los hogares incluyen a un miembro de la familia sin un estatus legal permanente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahora, con el regreso del presidente Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca, el pánico por sus \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023560/bay-area-officials-vow-uphold-sanctuary-immigrants-despite-threats-from-trump\">prometidas “deportaciones masivas”\u003c/a> y las redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) ha sacudido a comunidades de todo el estado. Y en el Área de la Bahía, los \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025026/ice-redadas-desinformacion\">rumores de avistamientos de ICE\u003c/a> se han propagado junto con noticias de operaciones reales y \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/rapid-response-network-confirms-ice-activity-san-jose\">verificadas por parte de agentes de inmigración\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En medio de este miedo e incertidumbre, los funcionarios del Área de la Bahía de San Francisco y Oakland han reiterado sus promesas de ser \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023560/bay-area-officials-vow-uphold-sanctuary-immigrants-despite-threats-from-trump\">una región santuario para los inmigrantes\u003c/a>, lo que significa que los funcionarios locales limitan su cooperación con los \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/18799/explainer-what-are-sanctuary-cities\">agentes federales de inmigración\u003c/a>. A su vez, una de las órdenes ejecutivas del día de la investidura de Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024342/trump-wants-to-break-californias-sanctuary-state-law-5-things-to-know\">busca desafiar estas leyes santuario a nivel estatal\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A pesar de \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-reminds-california-immigrants-their-rights-and\">la postura relativamente firme de California en la protección de las familias indocumentadas\u003c/a>, las personas sin estatus legal en Estados Unidos siempre han estado en riesgo de acciones federales. Pero en tiempos estresantes e inciertos como estos, los defensores han enfatizado que una de las mejores cosas que se pueden hacer es \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/politics/immigration-california-students-know-your-rights\">conocer sus derechos\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para saber lo que los activistas y los expertos legales dicen que la gente debería saber cuando trata con funcionarios de inmigración. También puede ser útil llevar consigo \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">una tarjeta que detalle sus derechos cuando\u003c/a> salga o esté en su casa. Puede encontrar una \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">versión imprimible en el Centro de Recursos Legales para Inmigrantes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Cómo puedo reconocer si alguien es realmente un agente de ICE?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE a veces pueden vestir uniformes o equipos que sugieran que son policías o agentes de libertad condicional, según la \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles del Sur de California\u003c/a> (o ACLU por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esto a veces puede convencer a la personas a dejar que los \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/516488396/without-warrants-immigration-agents-often-pose-as-police-officers\">agentes entren en una casa\u003c/a> sin una orden judicial. En 2018, varios comisionados de la policía de San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11642905/s-f-police-commissioners-want-ice-agents-to-stop-impersonating-police\">pidieron a ICE\u003c/a> que pusiera fin a \u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-foia/\">estas prácticas\u003c/a>, alegando que entorpecían la labor policial local.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE también pueden ir vestidos de civil o con ropa oscura lisa y un chaleco antibalas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, los agentes de policía suelen llevar un uniforme de aspecto más específico “\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">con insignias identificativas\u003c/a>”, dijo la ACLU del sur de Californial.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Cuál es la diferencia entre ICE y CBP?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE y la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (o CBP por sus siglas en inglés) son agencias de control de inmigración dentro del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10362\">ICE lleva a cabo la aplicación de la ley dentro de los EE.UU.\u003c/a> y gestiona las operaciones de detención y deportación. El CBP realiza inspecciones en todos los “puertos de entrada” de los EE.UU., en las fronteras terrestres, los puertos marítimos y los aeropuertos. Y la Patrulla Fronteriza, que forma parte del CBP, vigila las fronteras terrestres entre los puertos de entrada oficiales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al igual que ICE, los agentes de la CBP pueden \u003ca href=\"https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/ofo/cbpo\">llevar escrito de forma visible “policía” en su uniforme\u003c/a>. “Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU.” puede estar escrito en su manga o en la espalda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026145\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026145\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un funcionario de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) de EE.UU. en el puerto de entrada de San Ysidro. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La ley federal otorga poderes adicionales a la CBP dentro de \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone\">una amplia zona fronteriza\u003c/a> que el gobierno ha definido como 100 millas aéreas más allá de una “frontera externa” de los EE.UU. Dentro de esa zona, que abarca la mayoría de las ciudades litorales del país, incluida \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11801962/immigration-advocates-call-sending-border-patrol-agents-to-sanctuary-cities-a-scare-tactic\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, los agentes de la CBP pueden \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10559\">detener e interrogar a personas\u003c/a>, y subir a embarcaciones, autobuses y trenes para buscar inmigrantes no autorizados sin una orden judicial. Aun así, \u003ca href=\"https://www.acluaz.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_border_rights.pdf\">necesitarían una orden judicial, o consentimiento\u003c/a>, para entrar en una casa.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Si necesito hablar, ¿qué debo decirle a ICE?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los defensores hacen hincapié en su derecho a guardar silencio en todos los casos cuando se trata de interactuar con agentes de ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si, por cualquier motivo, no le es posible guardar silencio, la ACLU SoCal \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">sugiere que siga los siguientes pasos\u003c/a>, priorizando su seguridad física:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Haga las siguientes preguntas:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pida ver una credencial o tarjetas de presentación\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregunte si tienen una orden judicial firmada por un juez\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pida su nombre y cargo (y anótelo)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Asegúrese de que el encuentro sea atestiguado de alguna manera:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Busque o reclute a otra persona para que sirva de testigo del encuentro, como alguien de su casa o alguien que pase por allí.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grabe el encuentro usted mismo o pídale a otra persona que lo haga, y pídale que le diga de qué departamento es mientras graba. Si miente, será importante tenerlo documentado.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Puede enviar el vídeo o audio del encuentro a organizaciones de defensa, como \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/mobilejustice\">la aplicación Mobile Justice de la ACLU\u003c/a>, para que evalúen si las imágenes podrían mostrar posibles abusos de autoridad. KQED también tiene una\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871951/grabar-a-la-policia-lo-que-hay-que-saber-y-como-estar-seguro-al-hacerlo\"> guía sobre sus derechos al grabar a los agentes\u003c/a> y sobre cómo \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025026/ice-redadas-desinformacion\">informar de la actividad de ICE a los defensores locales\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Qué debo hacer si estoy en casa y un agente de ICE toca a mi puerta?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Según la Cuarta Enmienda, si los agentes de ICE o cualquier agente de la ley se presentan en su puerta y quieren entrar en su casa, necesitan:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentar una orden judicial firmada por un juez (no solo una orden administrativa de su agencia)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Su consentimiento para entrar en su casa\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/27/ice-warrants-undocumented-immigrants-raids-arrests\">Técnicamente, los agentes también podrían entrar sin permiso si informan de que han escuchado una emergencia\u003c/a> en el interior de la casa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si no quiere que el agente entre, dicen los defensores legales, no tiene que abrir la puerta a menos que el agente le muestre una orden judicial. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">Los defensores sugieren pedir al agente que deslice la orden por debajo de la puerta o que la sostenga frente a una ventana donde pueda leerla\u003c/a>).[aside label='Más en español' tag='kqed-en-espanol']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE a menudo intentan engañarle para que dé su consentimiento diciendo que están investigando un delito o que necesitan “echar un vistazo rápido” o “entrar a hablar”, advierte el Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración (o NILC por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si un juez no firma la orden, el NILC dice que puede decirle al agente que no quiere hablar en este momento.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Qué hago si un agente se me acerca en la calle o en el transporte público y me pregunta por mi estatus migratorio?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sus derechos son más importantes en su hogar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, si se encuentra con agentes de ICE fuera de su hogar y no tiene ninguna documentación, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">tiene derecho a permanecer en silencio\u003c/a> y negarse a responder cualquier pregunta. También tiene derecho a un abogado, \u003ca href=\"https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/know-your-rights-ice-minnesota-resources/#:~:text=Because%20immigration%20violations%20are%20not,by%20local%20law%20enforcement%20does.\">aunque el gobierno no se lo proporcione\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La ley \u003ca href=\"https://cilawgroup.com/news/2014/01/23/foreign-national-in-the-u-s-what-documents-should-i-carry-with-me/\">exige que las personas que no son ciudadanas lleven consigo sus documentos\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/commonly-used-immigration-documents\">como la tarjeta de residencia permanente o tarjeta verde, o el permiso de trabajo\u003c/a>, y si los tiene, debe mostrárselos al agente. Sin embargo, sigue teniendo derecho a guardar silencio mientras lo hace.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una orden administrativa y una orden judicial?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE y la CBP suelen necesitar una orden administrativa (firmada por un supervisor de ICE o CBP) para detener a una persona. Sin embargo, pueden efectuar una detención sin orden si ven a una persona entrando ilegalmente en el país, o si tienen “motivos para creer” que una persona está aquí ilegalmente y es probable que huya antes de que puedan conseguir una orden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dicho esto, incluso si un agente de ICE procede a arrestarle, sigue teniendo protecciones constitucionales, incluido el derecho a permanecer en silencio para no decir algo que pueda incriminarle. Los agentes de inmigración no pueden detenerle sin una “sospecha razonable” de un delito, y no pueden registrarle a usted ni sus pertenencias sin una “causa probable”, a menos que dé su consentimiento.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Qué pasa si estoy en el trabajo y los funcionarios de inmigración se acercan a mí y a mis colegas?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">suele acudir a un lugar de trabajo por tres razones\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para realizar una auditoría de documentos y comprobar si los empleados tienen autorización para trabajar.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para llevar a cabo una redada, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">es decir, en este caso\u003c/a>, acudir a un lugar de trabajo sin informar previamente al empleador.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para detener a una persona determinada.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE pueden entrar libremente en las áreas públicas de un lugar de trabajo, como el comedor de un restaurante, un estacionamiento o un vestíbulo o sala de espera. No obstante, esto no les da derecho a detener, interrogar o arrestar a cualquiera en esos espacios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1020px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026146\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agentes de Inmigración y Aduanas de EE.UU. trasladan a un inmigrante tras una redada realizada a primera hora de la mañana del 6 de junio de 2022. \u003ccite>(Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los agentes \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">no pueden entrar en un área privada de la empresa sin permiso o una orden judicial\u003c/a>. Pida ver esta orden y compruebe si está firmada por un juez. Una orden judicial no es lo mismo que una orden administrativa, que está firmada por un supervisor de ICE y generalmente ayuda al agente a realizar detenciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/a-guide-for-employers-what-to-do-if-immigration-comes-to-your-workplace/\">un agente de inmigración se presenta en su lugar de trabajo\u003c/a>, no tiene que responder a preguntas ni responder a preguntas sobre otros empleados. Pero \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">el Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración insiste en que no se fugue\u003c/a>; por el contrario, recomiendan que “es más seguro seguir trabajando, preguntar si está siendo detenido y pedir con calma si puede irse”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si tiene la posibilidad de grabar a los agentes y si tienen una orden judicial, asegúrese de que están haciendo lo que la orden les permite hacer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>¿Qué hago si ICE me ha detenido?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aún \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">tiene derecho a permanecer en silencio\u003c/a> y a un abogado. Sin embargo, no debe mentir sobre su estatus migratorio, según el Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No firme ningún documento sin hablar primero con un abogado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anote el nombre y el número del agente que lo detuvo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mientras esté detenido, sigue teniendo derecho a recibir llamadas. El gobierno \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">no le proporcionará un abogado\u003c/a>, por lo que usted o su familia tendrán que conseguir uno por su cuenta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>¿Cómo puedo localizar a alguien que ha sido detenido por ICE?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si la persona es adulta, puede utilizar el propio \u003ca href=\"https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search\">sistema de localización de detenidos en línea\u003c/a> de ICE para buscarla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según \u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/faqs-other-topics/#detained-loved-one\">el Proyecto de Defensa de los Solicitantes de Asilo\u003c/a>, es posible que una persona tarde unos días en aparecer en esta base de datos de ICE. Si esta persona sigue sin aparecer en la base de datos después de esos días, puede ponerse en contacto con organizaciones de defensa como \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/\">Freedom for Immigrants\u003c/a> a través de su \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/reunite\">formulario en línea\u003c/a> o llamando al 209-757-3733.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si está buscando a un menor que ha sido detenido, puede llamar a ICE al 1-800-203-7001. También puede enviar un correo electrónico a la \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2018-Jun/next-steps-for-families.pdf\">Oficina de Reasentamiento de Refugiados\u003c/a> a information@ORRNCC.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Líneas directas para incidentes y avistamientos de ICE:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los defensores de los inmigrantes recomiendan enfáticamente a las personas que creen haber visto avistamientos de ICE en su vecindario que los llamen en lugar de publicarlos en las redes sociales. Con estas líneas de ayuda, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025026/ice-redadas-desinformacion\">los defensores pueden verificar estos avistamientos\u003c/a>. Esta práctica tiene como objetivo evitar la difusión de información errónea en línea, que puede generar un pánico mayor en la comunidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Estos números pueden cambiar, así que asegúrese de visitar la lista actualizada de líneas de ayuda del \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice\u003c/a> en su sitio web.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://immigrants.sf.gov/es/node/22\">Línea directa de San Francisco disponible las 24 horas\u003c/a> para reportar avistamientos de ICE y obtener asistencia legal: 415-200-1548. Esta línea es administrada por la \u003ca href=\"https://sfilen.org/?r=349#googtrans(en%7Ces)\">Red Legal y de Educación para Inmigrantes de San Francisco\u003c/a> (o SFILEN por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.acilep.org/\">Condado de Alameda\u003c/a>: 510-437-1554\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://pactsj.org/\">Condado de Santa Clara\u003c/a>: 408-290-1144\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://montereycountyrrn.com/\">Condado de Monterey\u003c/a>: 831-204-8082\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/YARRsantacruz/\">Condado de Santa Cruz\u003c/a>: 831-239-4289\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinrrn.org/\">Condado de Marín\u003c/a>: 415-991-4545\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://podersf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Northern-California-Rapid-Response-Network.pdf\">Condado de San Mateo\u003c/a>: 203-666-4472\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://standtogethercontracosta.org/\">Condado de Contra Costa\u003c/a>: 925-900-5151\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Condado de Sacramento: 916-382-0256\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.sirenimmigrantrights.org/#\">Servicios, Derechos de Inmigración y Red de Educación\u003c/a> (SIREN por sus siglas en inglés): 201-468-6088 o 918-609-4480\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.northbayop.org/es/nbrrn\">Condados de Sonoma, Solano y Napa\u003c/a>: 707-800-4544\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">Mobile Justice\u003c/a>, que envía información, informes de incidentes y más a la ACLU.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California tiene \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/\">cerca de 2 millones de residentes indocumentados\u003c/a>, y el 8 % de los hogares incluyen a un miembro de la familia sin un estatus legal permanente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ahora, con el regreso del presidente Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca, el pánico por sus \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023560/bay-area-officials-vow-uphold-sanctuary-immigrants-despite-threats-from-trump\">prometidas “deportaciones masivas”\u003c/a> y las redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) ha sacudido a comunidades de todo el estado. Y en el Área de la Bahía, los \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025026/ice-redadas-desinformacion\">rumores de avistamientos de ICE\u003c/a> se han propagado junto con noticias de operaciones reales y \u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/rapid-response-network-confirms-ice-activity-san-jose\">verificadas por parte de agentes de inmigración\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En medio de este miedo e incertidumbre, los funcionarios del Área de la Bahía de San Francisco y Oakland han reiterado sus promesas de ser \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023560/bay-area-officials-vow-uphold-sanctuary-immigrants-despite-threats-from-trump\">una región santuario para los inmigrantes\u003c/a>, lo que significa que los funcionarios locales limitan su cooperación con los \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/18799/explainer-what-are-sanctuary-cities\">agentes federales de inmigración\u003c/a>. A su vez, una de las órdenes ejecutivas del día de la investidura de Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024342/trump-wants-to-break-californias-sanctuary-state-law-5-things-to-know\">busca desafiar estas leyes santuario a nivel estatal\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A pesar de \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-reminds-california-immigrants-their-rights-and\">la postura relativamente firme de California en la protección de las familias indocumentadas\u003c/a>, las personas sin estatus legal en Estados Unidos siempre han estado en riesgo de acciones federales. Pero en tiempos estresantes e inciertos como estos, los defensores han enfatizado que una de las mejores cosas que se pueden hacer es \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/politics/immigration-california-students-know-your-rights\">conocer sus derechos\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para saber lo que los activistas y los expertos legales dicen que la gente debería saber cuando trata con funcionarios de inmigración. También puede ser útil llevar consigo \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">una tarjeta que detalle sus derechos cuando\u003c/a> salga o esté en su casa. Puede encontrar una \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">versión imprimible en el Centro de Recursos Legales para Inmigrantes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Cómo puedo reconocer si alguien es realmente un agente de ICE?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE a veces pueden vestir uniformes o equipos que sugieran que son policías o agentes de libertad condicional, según la \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles del Sur de California\u003c/a> (o ACLU por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esto a veces puede convencer a la personas a dejar que los \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/516488396/without-warrants-immigration-agents-often-pose-as-police-officers\">agentes entren en una casa\u003c/a> sin una orden judicial. En 2018, varios comisionados de la policía de San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11642905/s-f-police-commissioners-want-ice-agents-to-stop-impersonating-police\">pidieron a ICE\u003c/a> que pusiera fin a \u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-foia/\">estas prácticas\u003c/a>, alegando que entorpecían la labor policial local.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE también pueden ir vestidos de civil o con ropa oscura lisa y un chaleco antibalas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sin embargo, los agentes de policía suelen llevar un uniforme de aspecto más específico “\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">con insignias identificativas\u003c/a>”, dijo la ACLU del sur de Californial.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Cuál es la diferencia entre ICE y CBP?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE y la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (o CBP por sus siglas en inglés) son agencias de control de inmigración dentro del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10362\">ICE lleva a cabo la aplicación de la ley dentro de los EE.UU.\u003c/a> y gestiona las operaciones de detención y deportación. El CBP realiza inspecciones en todos los “puertos de entrada” de los EE.UU., en las fronteras terrestres, los puertos marítimos y los aeropuertos. Y la Patrulla Fronteriza, que forma parte del CBP, vigila las fronteras terrestres entre los puertos de entrada oficiales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Al igual que ICE, los agentes de la CBP pueden \u003ca href=\"https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/ofo/cbpo\">llevar escrito de forma visible “policía” en su uniforme\u003c/a>. “Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU.” puede estar escrito en su manga o en la espalda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026145\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026145\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/ICE-three-agents-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un funcionario de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) de EE.UU. en el puerto de entrada de San Ysidro. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La ley federal otorga poderes adicionales a la CBP dentro de \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone\">una amplia zona fronteriza\u003c/a> que el gobierno ha definido como 100 millas aéreas más allá de una “frontera externa” de los EE.UU. Dentro de esa zona, que abarca la mayoría de las ciudades litorales del país, incluida \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11801962/immigration-advocates-call-sending-border-patrol-agents-to-sanctuary-cities-a-scare-tactic\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, los agentes de la CBP pueden \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10559\">detener e interrogar a personas\u003c/a>, y subir a embarcaciones, autobuses y trenes para buscar inmigrantes no autorizados sin una orden judicial. Aun así, \u003ca href=\"https://www.acluaz.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_border_rights.pdf\">necesitarían una orden judicial, o consentimiento\u003c/a>, para entrar en una casa.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Si necesito hablar, ¿qué debo decirle a ICE?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los defensores hacen hincapié en su derecho a guardar silencio en todos los casos cuando se trata de interactuar con agentes de ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si, por cualquier motivo, no le es posible guardar silencio, la ACLU SoCal \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">sugiere que siga los siguientes pasos\u003c/a>, priorizando su seguridad física:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Haga las siguientes preguntas:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pida ver una credencial o tarjetas de presentación\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pregunte si tienen una orden judicial firmada por un juez\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pida su nombre y cargo (y anótelo)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Asegúrese de que el encuentro sea atestiguado de alguna manera:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Busque o reclute a otra persona para que sirva de testigo del encuentro, como alguien de su casa o alguien que pase por allí.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grabe el encuentro usted mismo o pídale a otra persona que lo haga, y pídale que le diga de qué departamento es mientras graba. Si miente, será importante tenerlo documentado.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Puede enviar el vídeo o audio del encuentro a organizaciones de defensa, como \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/mobilejustice\">la aplicación Mobile Justice de la ACLU\u003c/a>, para que evalúen si las imágenes podrían mostrar posibles abusos de autoridad. KQED también tiene una\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871951/grabar-a-la-policia-lo-que-hay-que-saber-y-como-estar-seguro-al-hacerlo\"> guía sobre sus derechos al grabar a los agentes\u003c/a> y sobre cómo \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025026/ice-redadas-desinformacion\">informar de la actividad de ICE a los defensores locales\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Qué debo hacer si estoy en casa y un agente de ICE toca a mi puerta?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Según la Cuarta Enmienda, si los agentes de ICE o cualquier agente de la ley se presentan en su puerta y quieren entrar en su casa, necesitan:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentar una orden judicial firmada por un juez (no solo una orden administrativa de su agencia)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Su consentimiento para entrar en su casa\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/27/ice-warrants-undocumented-immigrants-raids-arrests\">Técnicamente, los agentes también podrían entrar sin permiso si informan de que han escuchado una emergencia\u003c/a> en el interior de la casa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si no quiere que el agente entre, dicen los defensores legales, no tiene que abrir la puerta a menos que el agente le muestre una orden judicial. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">Los defensores sugieren pedir al agente que deslice la orden por debajo de la puerta o que la sostenga frente a una ventana donde pueda leerla\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE a menudo intentan engañarle para que dé su consentimiento diciendo que están investigando un delito o que necesitan “echar un vistazo rápido” o “entrar a hablar”, advierte el Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración (o NILC por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si un juez no firma la orden, el NILC dice que puede decirle al agente que no quiere hablar en este momento.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Qué hago si un agente se me acerca en la calle o en el transporte público y me pregunta por mi estatus migratorio?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Sus derechos son más importantes en su hogar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, si se encuentra con agentes de ICE fuera de su hogar y no tiene ninguna documentación, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">tiene derecho a permanecer en silencio\u003c/a> y negarse a responder cualquier pregunta. También tiene derecho a un abogado, \u003ca href=\"https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/know-your-rights-ice-minnesota-resources/#:~:text=Because%20immigration%20violations%20are%20not,by%20local%20law%20enforcement%20does.\">aunque el gobierno no se lo proporcione\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La ley \u003ca href=\"https://cilawgroup.com/news/2014/01/23/foreign-national-in-the-u-s-what-documents-should-i-carry-with-me/\">exige que las personas que no son ciudadanas lleven consigo sus documentos\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/commonly-used-immigration-documents\">como la tarjeta de residencia permanente o tarjeta verde, o el permiso de trabajo\u003c/a>, y si los tiene, debe mostrárselos al agente. Sin embargo, sigue teniendo derecho a guardar silencio mientras lo hace.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una orden administrativa y una orden judicial?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE y la CBP suelen necesitar una orden administrativa (firmada por un supervisor de ICE o CBP) para detener a una persona. Sin embargo, pueden efectuar una detención sin orden si ven a una persona entrando ilegalmente en el país, o si tienen “motivos para creer” que una persona está aquí ilegalmente y es probable que huya antes de que puedan conseguir una orden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dicho esto, incluso si un agente de ICE procede a arrestarle, sigue teniendo protecciones constitucionales, incluido el derecho a permanecer en silencio para no decir algo que pueda incriminarle. Los agentes de inmigración no pueden detenerle sin una “sospecha razonable” de un delito, y no pueden registrarle a usted ni sus pertenencias sin una “causa probable”, a menos que dé su consentimiento.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>¿Qué pasa si estoy en el trabajo y los funcionarios de inmigración se acercan a mí y a mis colegas?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">suele acudir a un lugar de trabajo por tres razones\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para realizar una auditoría de documentos y comprobar si los empleados tienen autorización para trabajar.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para llevar a cabo una redada, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">es decir, en este caso\u003c/a>, acudir a un lugar de trabajo sin informar previamente al empleador.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para detener a una persona determinada.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Los agentes de ICE pueden entrar libremente en las áreas públicas de un lugar de trabajo, como el comedor de un restaurante, un estacionamiento o un vestíbulo o sala de espera. No obstante, esto no les da derecho a detener, interrogar o arrestar a cualquiera en esos espacios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12026146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1020px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12026146\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/person-getting-arrested-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agentes de Inmigración y Aduanas de EE.UU. trasladan a un inmigrante tras una redada realizada a primera hora de la mañana del 6 de junio de 2022. \u003ccite>(Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los agentes \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">no pueden entrar en un área privada de la empresa sin permiso o una orden judicial\u003c/a>. Pida ver esta orden y compruebe si está firmada por un juez. Una orden judicial no es lo mismo que una orden administrativa, que está firmada por un supervisor de ICE y generalmente ayuda al agente a realizar detenciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/a-guide-for-employers-what-to-do-if-immigration-comes-to-your-workplace/\">un agente de inmigración se presenta en su lugar de trabajo\u003c/a>, no tiene que responder a preguntas ni responder a preguntas sobre otros empleados. Pero \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">el Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración insiste en que no se fugue\u003c/a>; por el contrario, recomiendan que “es más seguro seguir trabajando, preguntar si está siendo detenido y pedir con calma si puede irse”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si tiene la posibilidad de grabar a los agentes y si tienen una orden judicial, asegúrese de que están haciendo lo que la orden les permite hacer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>¿Qué hago si ICE me ha detenido?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aún \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">tiene derecho a permanecer en silencio\u003c/a> y a un abogado. Sin embargo, no debe mentir sobre su estatus migratorio, según el Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No firme ningún documento sin hablar primero con un abogado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anote el nombre y el número del agente que lo detuvo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mientras esté detenido, sigue teniendo derecho a recibir llamadas. El gobierno \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">no le proporcionará un abogado\u003c/a>, por lo que usted o su familia tendrán que conseguir uno por su cuenta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>¿Cómo puedo localizar a alguien que ha sido detenido por ICE?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si la persona es adulta, puede utilizar el propio \u003ca href=\"https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search\">sistema de localización de detenidos en línea\u003c/a> de ICE para buscarla.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Según \u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/faqs-other-topics/#detained-loved-one\">el Proyecto de Defensa de los Solicitantes de Asilo\u003c/a>, es posible que una persona tarde unos días en aparecer en esta base de datos de ICE. Si esta persona sigue sin aparecer en la base de datos después de esos días, puede ponerse en contacto con organizaciones de defensa como \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/\">Freedom for Immigrants\u003c/a> a través de su \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/reunite\">formulario en línea\u003c/a> o llamando al 209-757-3733.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si está buscando a un menor que ha sido detenido, puede llamar a ICE al 1-800-203-7001. También puede enviar un correo electrónico a la \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2018-Jun/next-steps-for-families.pdf\">Oficina de Reasentamiento de Refugiados\u003c/a> a information@ORRNCC.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Líneas directas para incidentes y avistamientos de ICE:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los defensores de los inmigrantes recomiendan enfáticamente a las personas que creen haber visto avistamientos de ICE en su vecindario que los llamen en lugar de publicarlos en las redes sociales. Con estas líneas de ayuda, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025026/ice-redadas-desinformacion\">los defensores pueden verificar estos avistamientos\u003c/a>. Esta práctica tiene como objetivo evitar la difusión de información errónea en línea, que puede generar un pánico mayor en la comunidad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Estos números pueden cambiar, así que asegúrese de visitar la lista actualizada de líneas de ayuda del \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice\u003c/a> en su sitio web.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://immigrants.sf.gov/es/node/22\">Línea directa de San Francisco disponible las 24 horas\u003c/a> para reportar avistamientos de ICE y obtener asistencia legal: 415-200-1548. Esta línea es administrada por la \u003ca href=\"https://sfilen.org/?r=349#googtrans(en%7Ces)\">Red Legal y de Educación para Inmigrantes de San Francisco\u003c/a> (o SFILEN por sus siglas en inglés).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.acilep.org/\">Condado de Alameda\u003c/a>: 510-437-1554\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://pactsj.org/\">Condado de Santa Clara\u003c/a>: 408-290-1144\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://montereycountyrrn.com/\">Condado de Monterey\u003c/a>: 831-204-8082\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/YARRsantacruz/\">Condado de Santa Cruz\u003c/a>: 831-239-4289\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinrrn.org/\">Condado de Marín\u003c/a>: 415-991-4545\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://podersf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Northern-California-Rapid-Response-Network.pdf\">Condado de San Mateo\u003c/a>: 203-666-4472\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://standtogethercontracosta.org/\">Condado de Contra Costa\u003c/a>: 925-900-5151\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Condado de Sacramento: 916-382-0256\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.sirenimmigrantrights.org/#\">Servicios, Derechos de Inmigración y Red de Educación\u003c/a> (SIREN por sus siglas en inglés): 201-468-6088 o 918-609-4480\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.northbayop.org/es/nbrrn\">Condados de Sonoma, Solano y Napa\u003c/a>: 707-800-4544\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/paginas-en-espanol\">Mobile Justice\u003c/a>, que envía información, informes de incidentes y más a la ACLU.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si alguien está recluido en un centro de detención, puede marcar \u003cb>9233# desde un teléfono del interior del centro\u003c/b> los martes, miércoles y jueves para comunicarse con la \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/resources\">línea directa nacional de detención de inmigrantes\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Se pueden encontrar más contactos en el sitio web del \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recursos disponibles para obtener asistencia legal gratuita o a bajo costo:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/\">Centro Legal de la Raza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.larazacrc.org/\">La Raza Community\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.missionaction.org/es/encuentre-servicios/\">Mission Action\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://mujeresunidas.net/programas/\">Mujeres Unidas y Activas\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/\">Asian Law Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://immigrantsrising.org/\">Immigrants Rising\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://unitedwedream.org/our-work/undocuhealth-wellness/\">UndocuHealth\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://iibayarea.org/get-involved/\">Immigration Institute of the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.chirla.org/es/\">Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbar.org/jdc/immigrant-legal-defense/attorney-of-the-day-resources-for-our-immigrant-community/\">Bar Association of San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/search?state=CA\">National Immigration Legal Services Directory for California\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.inmigranteinformado.com/ayuda-legal/\">Inmigrante Informado\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/private-attorneys/\">Búsqueda de abogados privados de inmigración\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Este reportaje contiene información de Tyche Hendricks, periodista de KQED.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido por la periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/mpena/\">María Peña\u003c/a> y esa traducción fue editada por el periodista \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ccabreralomeli\">Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026143/que-hacer-si-se-topa-con-ice\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/\">close to 2 million undocumented residents\u003c/a> — and 8% of households include a family member without a permanent legal status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has brought \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023560/bay-area-officials-vow-uphold-sanctuary-immigrants-despite-threats-from-trump\">promises of “mass deportations,”\u003c/a> high-profile raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/27/us/ice-arrests-trump.html?smid=url-share&rsrc=deeplink#ice_arrests_California\">a sharp rise in immigration arrests in California.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">rumors of ICE sightings\u003c/a> continue to spread alongside news of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12050993/a-day-in-the-life-of-san-joses-rapid-response-network-built-to-resist-ice-fear\">real, verified operations by immigration agents\u003c/a>. And even after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061545/bay-area-spared-from-federal-immigration-enforcement-surge-officials-say\">a “surge” of federal immigration enforcement planned in the region\u003c/a> for the week of Oct. 20 was called off, Bay Area residents remain on high alert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As NPR has noted, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5517998/ice-arrest-rules-explained\">immigration agents are frequently given wide latitude\u003c/a> in the line of duty – meaning a good number of the tactics witnessed by the public since Trump’s inauguration, while shocking to many, are likely legal. And despite \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-reminds-california-immigrants-their-rights-and\">California’s relatively strong stance on protecting undocumented families\u003c/a>, people without legal status in the United States have always been at risk of deportations.[aside postID='news_12024332,news_12047506,news_12026817,news_11871364' label='Related Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in stressful, uncertain times like these, advocates have emphasized that one of the best things people can do is to \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/politics/immigration-california-students-know-your-rights\">know their rights\u003c/a>. Keep reading for what activists and legal experts say people should know about when dealing with immigration officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It may also be helpful to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">carry a card that details your rights\u003c/a>, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">this printable version from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that the information below is not legal advice, and it’s recommended that you consult an immigration attorney for guidance on your specific situation.(\u003ca href=\"#lawyer\">Jump straight to a list of free or low-cost lawyers in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. How can I recognize if someone is actually an ICE agent?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE agents can sometimes wear uniforms or gear that suggests they are police officers or probation officers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/icenotwelcome\">according to the American Civil Liberties Union Southern California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This can sometimes help \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/516488396/without-warrants-immigration-agents-often-pose-as-police-officers\">agents enter a home without a warrant\u003c/a>. In 2018, several \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11642905/s-f-police-commissioners-want-ice-agents-to-stop-impersonating-police\">San Francisco police commissioners called on ICE\u003c/a> to stop \u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-foia/\">these practices\u003c/a>, saying it interfered with local policing. ICE agents can also wear civilian clothes or plain dark clothing with a bulletproof vest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police officers, however, usually wear a more specific-looking uniform “with identifying insignias,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/icenotwelcome\">says ACLU SoCal\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What is the difference between ICE and CBP?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are both immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10362\">ICE conducts enforcement within the U.S.\u003c/a> and manages detention and deportation operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CBP conducts inspections at all U.S. “ports of entry” — at land borders, seaports and airports. And the Border Patrol, which is part of CBP, polices the land borders in between the official ports of entry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similar to ICE, CBP officers may have “police” written prominently on their uniform. “U.S. Customs and Border Protection” may be written on their sleeve or on their back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal law grants additional powers to CBP within \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone\">a wide border zone\u003c/a> that the government has defined as 100 air miles from an “external boundary” of the U.S. Within that zone — which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11801962/immigration-advocates-call-sending-border-patrol-agents-to-sanctuary-cities-a-scare-tactic\">covers most coastal cities in the country, as well as the entire Bay Area\u003c/a> — \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10559\">CBP officers and Border Patrol agents can stop and question people\u003c/a> and board vessels, buses and trains to search for unauthorized immigrants without a warrant. They would still \u003ca href=\"https://www.acluaz.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_border_rights.pdf\">need a warrant — or consent — to enter a house\u003c/a>, however.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent months, Border Patrol agents have been deployed to American cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago, to conduct immigration arrests that would ordinarily be handled by ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In spite of this “dissolving” of the distinction between ICE and CBP functions, Bree Bernwanger, a senior attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, says, “both agencies are bound by the same laws and the same rules, especially in the interior of the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11695291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11695291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro.jpg\" alt=\"A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at the San Ysidro port of entry. One of the U.S.-citizen children separated recently is a seven-year-old boy who was taken from his Mexican mother at the San Ysidro port of entry after the two presented themselves legally and asked for asylum.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at the San Ysidro port of entry. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“And that’s true in the Bay Area, even though we are close to this maritime border,” said Bernwanger. “That doesn’t matter: If you’re a person walking down the street, if you’re a person driving your private car, Border Patrol and ICE are bound by the same rules.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In these scenarios, “they have to have a reason to stop you,” said Bernwanger. They have to have a reason to suspect that you’re violating an immigration law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In most cases, both ICE and CBP also require a judicial warrant to enter a private property and an administrative warrant to make an arrest (more on this below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. Wat should I say to ICE or CBP if they approach me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>CBP and ICE powers at border checkpoints — including airports and land crossings – are strongest. Here, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5517998/ice-arrest-rules-explained\">officers can ask questions, carry out personal searches and detain people\u003c/a> with wide latitude, Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law & Policy, told NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But outside of this specific border context, Arulanantham stressed the difference between a “consensual” encounter with immigration agents – where you have the right to leave — and a detention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“T\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5517998/ice-arrest-rules-explained\">he first question anyone should ask\u003c/a> if they feel uncomfortable when approached by any officer is ‘Am I free to leave?’ If the officer says they are, then they should exercise their right to leave,” Arulanantham told NPR. “If the officer tries not to answer, the individual should repeat the question until they get a response.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates stress that you also have the right to remain silent, in all cases, when it comes to encountering ICE agents. If — for whatever reason — \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/icenotwelcome\">it’s not possible for you to remain silent, ACLU SoCal suggests\u003c/a> taking the following steps — while prioritizing your physical safety:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ask the right questions:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ask to see a badge or business card\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ask if they have a warrant signed by a judge\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ask for their name and title (and write it down)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Make sure the encounter is witnessed somehow:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Find or enlist another person to witness the encounter, like someone else in your house or someone passing by\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Record the encounter yourself or have someone else do it — and ask them to identify which agency they’re with in the video.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can send the video or audio of the encounter to advocacy organizations, for example \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/mobilejustice\">the ACLU’s Mobile Justice app\u003c/a>, for them to evaluate whether the footage might show any potential abuses of authority. KQED also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">a guide on your rights when filming officers\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">how to report ICE activity to local advocates\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What should I do if I’m at home and an ICE agent knocks on my door?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Under the Fourth Amendment, if ICE agents or any law enforcement officer — comes to your door and wants to enter your home, they either need:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>To present a warrant signed by a judge (not just an administrative warrant from their agency) OR\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Your consent to enter your home\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Agents \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/27/ice-warrants-undocumented-immigrants-raids-arrests\">could also technically enter without permission if they report hearing an emergency happening\u003c/a> inside the home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t want the agent to come in, legal advocates say, you don’t have to open the door unless the agent shows you a judicial warrant. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">Advocates suggest asking the agent to slide the warrant under the door\u003c/a> or hold it up to a window where you can read it so you don’t have to step outside.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ICE will often trick you into giving consent by saying they are investigating a crime or need to ‘take a quick look around’ or ‘come in to talk,” warns the National Immigrant Law Center (NILC).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a judge does not sign the warrant, NILC says you can tell the agent that you do not want to talk right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What do I do if an officer approaches me on the street or public transportation and asks my immigration status?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Your rights are strongest in your home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you encounter ICE agents outside your home and you don’t have any documentation, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">you have the right to remain silent\u003c/a> and refuse to answer any questions. You also have a right to a lawyer, \u003ca href=\"https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/know-your-rights-ice-minnesota-resources/#:~:text=Because%20immigration%20violations%20are%20not,by%20local%20law%20enforcement%20does.\">although one may not be provided for you by the government\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law \u003ca href=\"https://cilawgroup.com/news/2014/01/23/foreign-national-in-the-u-s-what-documents-should-i-carry-with-me/\">requires noncitizens to carry their papers, such as \u003c/a>a \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/commonly-used-immigration-documents\">green card or Employment Authorization Document\u003c/a>, with them — and if you have such papers, you should show them to the agent. You still, however, have the right to remain silent while you’re doing so.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What is the difference between an administrative warrant and a judicial warrant?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To enter \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10362\">private property like a home or the non-public areas of a business\u003c/a>, ICE and CBP officers \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Subpoenas-Warrants_.pdf\">need a judicial warrant\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To arrest a person, ICE and CBP officers generally need an administrative warrant (signed by an ICE or CBP supervisor.) However, they can make an arrest without a warrant if they see a person illegally entering the country or they have “reason to believe” a person is here illegally and likely to escape before they can get a warrant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, even if an immigration officer proceeds with arresting you, you still have constitutional protections, including the right to remain silent so you don’t say something that could incriminate you. Immigration officers cannot detain you without “reasonable suspicion” of a crime, and they cannot search you or your belongings without “probable cause” — unless you give your consent.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What if I’m at work and immigration officers approach me and my colleagues?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">tends to go to a workplace for three reasons\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>To perform a document audit to check if employees have work authorization\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To conduct a raid — \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">meaning, in this case\u003c/a>, going to a workplace without informing the employer beforehand\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To detain a specific person\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>ICE agents can freely enter public areas of a workplace, such as a dining area in a restaurant, a parking lot or a lobby or waiting area. But it does not give them the right to stop, question or arrest just anyone in those spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12013975\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12013975\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM.jpg\" alt=\"A person in jeans and a t-shirt stands while someone with a vest and gun ties something around them.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents transfer an immigrant after an early morning raid on June 6, 2022. \u003ccite>(Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Agents cannot enter \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">a private area of the business without permission or a judicial warrant\u003c/a>. Ask to see this warrant, and see if it is signed by a judge. A judicial warrant is \u003cem>not the same\u003c/em> as an administrative warrant, which is signed by an ICE supervisor and generally assists the agent in making arrests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/a-guide-for-employers-what-to-do-if-immigration-comes-to-your-workplace/\">an immigration officer comes to your place of work\u003c/a>, you do not have to answer questions or answer questions about other employees. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">the National Immigration Law Center stresses not to run away\u003c/a> — instead, they recommend that it’s “safer to continue working, ask if you are being detained, and calmly ask if you may leave.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have the ability to record the agents and if they do have a warrant, make sure they are doing what the warrant is allowing them to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What do I do if ICE has detained me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You still have\u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\"> the right to remain silent\u003c/a> and the right to a lawyer. However, you should not lie about your immigration status, according to the National Immigration Law Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Do \u003cem>not\u003c/em> sign any documents without speaking to a lawyer first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note the officer who detained you by writing down their name and number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You still have the right to receive calls when detained. The government \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">will not provide you with a lawyer\u003c/a>, so you or your family will need to secure one on your own.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. How can I find someone who’s been detained by ICE?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use ICE’s online system\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the person is an adult, you can use\u003ca href=\"https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search\"> ICE’s own Online Detainee Locator System\u003c/a> to search for them, or you can call \u003ca href=\"https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1706?language=en_US\">(866) 347-2423\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You will need to have\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-27/what-to-do-if-relative-detained-immigration-officials\"> the person’s information\u003c/a>, like:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Their A-number, or the “alien registration number,” which is assigned by the Department of Homeland Security. This number can be found on a green card, work permit or other immigration documents, and is usually \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/glossary-term/50684#:~:text=or%20A%23)-,A%2DNumber/Alien%20Registration%20Number/Alien%20Number%20(,A%2DNumber%20or%20A%23)&text=A%20unique%20seven%2D%2C%20eight%2D,Also%20see%20USCIS%20Number.\">7, 8 or 9 digits\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Their full name\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Their country of birth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Their date of birth\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>According to the\u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/faqs-other-topics/#detained-loved-one\"> Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project\u003c/a>, it may take a few days for a person to appear in this ICE database.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the name you’re searching for isn’t showing up in the ICE system, or if you’re worried about their safety and possible deportation, you can seek out assistance from advocacy organizations like\u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/\"> Freedom for Immigrants\u003c/a> through\u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/reunite\"> their form online\u003c/a> or by calling 209-757-3733. (There’s more on resources for free or low-cost legal support below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Check the Bureau of Prisons’ search tool\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the NILC, \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-12/trump-administration-immigrants-dublin-federal-prison\">this year\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">“CE began using prisons run by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to hold people for immigration cases.” \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use \u003ca href=\"https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/\">the Bureau of Prisons’ search tool\u003c/a> to look up a person. NILC says that people who are being held by the Bureau of Prisons should also show up in \u003ca href=\"https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search\">the ICE online locator system\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you know someone was detained nearby one of these prisons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bop.gov/locations/map.jsp?region=WXR\">you can try calling that individual facility\u003c/a> too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Looking for a minor?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are trying to find a minor you suspect has been detained, you can call ICE at 1-800-203-7001.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also email the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2018-Jun/next-steps-for-families.pdf\"> Office of Refugee Resettlement\u003c/a> at information@ORRNCC.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Reach out to an ICE field office\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations field office is in San Francisco, with an area of responsibility that includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/field-office/san-francisco-field-office\">Northern California, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can contact theSF field office – which is located at 630 Sansome Street – by phone at (415) 365-8800 or by email at \u003ca href=\"mailto:SanFrancisco.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov\">SanFrancisco.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please note: NILC warns that if you’re calling or emailing a field office, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">“don’t give more information than you need to,”\u003c/a> and “only give the necessary A number or basic information, like name and country of birth, that you would use in the online locator.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t reach anyone at the field office, San Francisco has an ICE Community Relations Officer, who can be reached at \u003ca href=\"mailto:CommunityRelations.SanFrancisco@ice.dhs.gov\">CommunityRelations.SanFrancisco@ice.dhs.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Call a detention facility\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE’s website lists \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detention-facilities\">five detention facilities\u003c/a> associated with the agency’s San Francisco field office, but not all of them are in the Bay Area or even California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If\u003ca href=\"https://www.usa.gov/detained-by-ice\"> you know someone is being held at a detention facility\u003c/a>, you can call to try to get more information about them. The facilities include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/golden-state-annex\">Golden State Annex\u003c/a>, located in McFarland. The number is (661) 792-2731, and you can call between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/mesa-verde-ice-processing-facility\">The Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center\u003c/a>, located in Bakersfield. You can call (661) 859-1028 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/federal-detention-center-honolulu-fdc-honolulu\">Federal Detention Center, Honolulu\u003c/a>, located in Hawaii. You can call (808) 529-1970 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Hawaii is three hours behind San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/guam-department-corrections-hagatna-detention-facility\">Guam Department of Corrections, Hagatna Detention Facility\u003c/a>, is in Guam. You can call (671) 777-2976 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Guam is 17 hours ahead of San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/cnmi-department-corrections\">CNMI Department of Corrections\u003c/a> is in Saipan. You can call (670) 237-6000 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saipan is 17 hours ahead of San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>According to ICE’s website, people detained cannot receive incoming calls. You would have to leave a message with the office, along with the detainee’s full name, alien registration number, as well as your name and telephone number where you can be reached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Contact the person’s consulate \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">the NILC\u003c/a>, “All immigrants in ICE jails \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management/national-detainee-handbook\">have the right\u003c/a> to contact their country’s consulate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also try contacting this office yourself in an effort to find a person. However, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">NILC strongly suggests\u003c/a> that you do \u003ci>not\u003c/i> do this if the person is applying for asylum or fears for their life back in said country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KPBS, the NPR and PBS station of San Diego, has a video guide on how to use publicly available data released by ICE:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@kpbssandiego/video/7521816864264162591\" data-video-id=\"7521816864264162591\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@kpbssandiego\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@kpbssandiego?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kpbssandiego\u003c/a> Did you know that the federal government has a public spreadsheet that shows you exactly who is being held in immigration detention? It gives you an up-to-date picture of what is going on around the country, and is available for anyone to look up at any time. KPBS San Diego’s border reporter Gustavo Solis is here to show you how to access it. \u003ca title=\"sandiego\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sandiego?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#sandiego\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"border\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/border?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#border\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"usmexicoborder\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/usmexicoborder?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#usmexicoborder\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"ice\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ice\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"immigration\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/tag/immigration?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#immigration\u003c/a> \u003ca title=\"♬ original sound - KPBS San Diego\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-KPBS-San-Diego-7521821993948252959?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">♬ original sound – KPBS San Diego\u003c/a>\u003c/section>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[tiktok]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Immigration Coverage' tag='immigration']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look up their possible court date\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are worried someone is being subject to expedited removal, check if they have a court hearing. “If someone has a pending court date, they have not yet been subject to expedited removal,” said Jordan Weiner, the legal director of the Removal Defense Program at La Raza Centro Legal in San Francisco. “But once expedited removal is applied, their court date will go away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can search for someone’s next hearing date by using their A number on the \u003ca href=\"https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/\">Executive Office for Immigration Review’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who are especially vulnerable to quick deportation without a hearing are those who are detained and do not have information showing up on the EOIR website – because they were never issued a notice to appear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If someone has their case dismissed or didn’t show up on the system and then later shows up with an upcoming court date, “this likely means they passed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047018/how-legal-experts-advocates-are-responding-to-the-detention-of-asylum-seekers\">their credible fear interview\u003c/a> and are back in proceedings before an immigration judge,” Weiner explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Which is good because it means they can fight their case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Hotlines for ICE encounters and sightings:\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Immigration advocates highly encourage people who think they have seen ICE sightings in their neighborhood to call them instead of posting on social media. With these hotlines, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">the advocates can fact-check these sightings\u003c/a>. This practice aims to prevent the spread of misinformation online, which can ripple to larger panic in the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These numbers can change, so be sure to visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice’s updated hotline list on their website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://immigrants.sf.gov/help/rapid-response\">San Francisco’s 24-hour hotline\u003c/a> to either report ICE sightings or get legal assistance: \u003cstrong>415-200-1548\u003c/strong>. This is run by the \u003ca href=\"https://sfilen.org/\">San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/acilep/\">Alameda County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>510-437-1554\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pactsj.org/\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>408-290-1144\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://montereycountyrrn.com/\">Monterey County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>831-204-8082\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/YARRsantacruz/\">Santa Cruz County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>831-239-4289\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinrrn.org/\">Marin County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>415-991-4545\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podersf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Northern-California-Rapid-Response-Network.pdf\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>203-666-4472\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://standtogethercontracosta.org/\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>925-900-5151\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sacramento County: \u003cstrong>916-382-0256\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sirenimmigrantrights.org/\">Services, Immigration Rights and Education Network\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>201-468-6088\u003c/strong> or \u003cstrong>918-609-4480\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://northbayop.org/rapidresponse/\">Sonoma, Solano and Napa Counties\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>707- 800-4544\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/mobilejustice\">Mobile Justice\u003c/a>, which sends information, incident reporting, and more to the ACLU\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If someone is inside a detention facility, they can dial \u003cstrong>9233# from a facility phone\u003c/strong> on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to reach the \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/resources\">National Immigration Detention Hotline\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>More contacts can be found on \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"lawyer\">\u003c/a>Selected resources for free or low-cost legal support:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/\">Centro Legal de la Raza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.larazacrc.org/\">La Raza Community\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.missionaction.org/find-services/\">Mission Action\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mujeresunidas.net/en/programas/\">Mujeres Unidas y Activas\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/\">Asian Law Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://immigrantsrising.org/\">Immigrants Rising\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://unitedwedream.org/our-work/undocuhealth-wellness/\">UndocuHealth\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://iibayarea.org/get-involved/\">Immigration Institute of the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chirla.org/\">Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbar.org/jdc/immigrant-legal-defense/attorney-of-the-day-resources-for-our-immigrant-community/\">Bar Association of San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/search?state=CA\">National Immigration Legal Services Directory for California\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.informedimmigrant.com/help/\">Informed Immigrant\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/private-attorneys/\">Private immigration lawyer look-up\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from KQED’s Tyche Hendricks and Carly Severn.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in stressful, uncertain times like these, advocates have emphasized that one of the best things people can do is to \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/politics/immigration-california-students-know-your-rights\">know their rights\u003c/a>. Keep reading for what activists and legal experts say people should know about when dealing with immigration officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It may also be helpful to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">carry a card that details your rights\u003c/a>, like \u003ca href=\"https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas\">this printable version from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that the information below is not legal advice, and it’s recommended that you consult an immigration attorney for guidance on your specific situation.(\u003ca href=\"#lawyer\">Jump straight to a list of free or low-cost lawyers in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. How can I recognize if someone is actually an ICE agent?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE agents can sometimes wear uniforms or gear that suggests they are police officers or probation officers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/icenotwelcome\">according to the American Civil Liberties Union Southern California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This can sometimes help \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2017/02/21/516488396/without-warrants-immigration-agents-often-pose-as-police-officers\">agents enter a home without a warrant\u003c/a>. In 2018, several \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11642905/s-f-police-commissioners-want-ice-agents-to-stop-impersonating-police\">San Francisco police commissioners called on ICE\u003c/a> to stop \u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-foia/\">these practices\u003c/a>, saying it interfered with local policing. ICE agents can also wear civilian clothes or plain dark clothing with a bulletproof vest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police officers, however, usually wear a more specific-looking uniform “with identifying insignias,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/icenotwelcome\">says ACLU SoCal\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What is the difference between ICE and CBP?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are both immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10362\">ICE conducts enforcement within the U.S.\u003c/a> and manages detention and deportation operations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CBP conducts inspections at all U.S. “ports of entry” — at land borders, seaports and airports. And the Border Patrol, which is part of CBP, polices the land borders in between the official ports of entry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similar to ICE, CBP officers may have “police” written prominently on their uniform. “U.S. Customs and Border Protection” may be written on their sleeve or on their back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal law grants additional powers to CBP within \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone\">a wide border zone\u003c/a> that the government has defined as 100 air miles from an “external boundary” of the U.S. Within that zone — which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11801962/immigration-advocates-call-sending-border-patrol-agents-to-sanctuary-cities-a-scare-tactic\">covers most coastal cities in the country, as well as the entire Bay Area\u003c/a> — \u003ca href=\"https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10559\">CBP officers and Border Patrol agents can stop and question people\u003c/a> and board vessels, buses and trains to search for unauthorized immigrants without a warrant. They would still \u003ca href=\"https://www.acluaz.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_border_rights.pdf\">need a warrant — or consent — to enter a house\u003c/a>, however.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent months, Border Patrol agents have been deployed to American cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago, to conduct immigration arrests that would ordinarily be handled by ICE.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In spite of this “dissolving” of the distinction between ICE and CBP functions, Bree Bernwanger, a senior attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, says, “both agencies are bound by the same laws and the same rules, especially in the interior of the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11695291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11695291\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro.jpg\" alt=\"A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at the San Ysidro port of entry. One of the U.S.-citizen children separated recently is a seven-year-old boy who was taken from his Mexican mother at the San Ysidro port of entry after the two presented themselves legally and asked for asylum.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/09/CBPSanYsidro-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at the San Ysidro port of entry. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“And that’s true in the Bay Area, even though we are close to this maritime border,” said Bernwanger. “That doesn’t matter: If you’re a person walking down the street, if you’re a person driving your private car, Border Patrol and ICE are bound by the same rules.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In these scenarios, “they have to have a reason to stop you,” said Bernwanger. They have to have a reason to suspect that you’re violating an immigration law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In most cases, both ICE and CBP also require a judicial warrant to enter a private property and an administrative warrant to make an arrest (more on this below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. Wat should I say to ICE or CBP if they approach me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>CBP and ICE powers at border checkpoints — including airports and land crossings – are strongest. Here, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5517998/ice-arrest-rules-explained\">officers can ask questions, carry out personal searches and detain people\u003c/a> with wide latitude, Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law & Policy, told NPR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But outside of this specific border context, Arulanantham stressed the difference between a “consensual” encounter with immigration agents – where you have the right to leave — and a detention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“T\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5517998/ice-arrest-rules-explained\">he first question anyone should ask\u003c/a> if they feel uncomfortable when approached by any officer is ‘Am I free to leave?’ If the officer says they are, then they should exercise their right to leave,” Arulanantham told NPR. “If the officer tries not to answer, the individual should repeat the question until they get a response.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates stress that you also have the right to remain silent, in all cases, when it comes to encountering ICE agents. If — for whatever reason — \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/icenotwelcome\">it’s not possible for you to remain silent, ACLU SoCal suggests\u003c/a> taking the following steps — while prioritizing your physical safety:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ask the right questions:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Ask to see a badge or business card\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ask if they have a warrant signed by a judge\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ask for their name and title (and write it down)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Make sure the encounter is witnessed somehow:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Find or enlist another person to witness the encounter, like someone else in your house or someone passing by\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Record the encounter yourself or have someone else do it — and ask them to identify which agency they’re with in the video.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can send the video or audio of the encounter to advocacy organizations, for example \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/mobilejustice\">the ACLU’s Mobile Justice app\u003c/a>, for them to evaluate whether the footage might show any potential abuses of authority. KQED also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871364/recording-the-police-what-to-know-and-how-to-stay-safe-doing-it\">a guide on your rights when filming officers\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">how to report ICE activity to local advocates\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What should I do if I’m at home and an ICE agent knocks on my door?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Under the Fourth Amendment, if ICE agents or any law enforcement officer — comes to your door and wants to enter your home, they either need:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>To present a warrant signed by a judge (not just an administrative warrant from their agency) OR\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Your consent to enter your home\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Agents \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/01/27/ice-warrants-undocumented-immigrants-raids-arrests\">could also technically enter without permission if they report hearing an emergency happening\u003c/a> inside the home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don’t want the agent to come in, legal advocates say, you don’t have to open the door unless the agent shows you a judicial warrant. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">Advocates suggest asking the agent to slide the warrant under the door\u003c/a> or hold it up to a window where you can read it so you don’t have to step outside.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ICE will often trick you into giving consent by saying they are investigating a crime or need to ‘take a quick look around’ or ‘come in to talk,” warns the National Immigrant Law Center (NILC).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a judge does not sign the warrant, NILC says you can tell the agent that you do not want to talk right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What do I do if an officer approaches me on the street or public transportation and asks my immigration status?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Your rights are strongest in your home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you encounter ICE agents outside your home and you don’t have any documentation, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">you have the right to remain silent\u003c/a> and refuse to answer any questions. You also have a right to a lawyer, \u003ca href=\"https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/know-your-rights-ice-minnesota-resources/#:~:text=Because%20immigration%20violations%20are%20not,by%20local%20law%20enforcement%20does.\">although one may not be provided for you by the government\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law \u003ca href=\"https://cilawgroup.com/news/2014/01/23/foreign-national-in-the-u-s-what-documents-should-i-carry-with-me/\">requires noncitizens to carry their papers, such as \u003c/a>a \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/commonly-used-immigration-documents\">green card or Employment Authorization Document\u003c/a>, with them — and if you have such papers, you should show them to the agent. You still, however, have the right to remain silent while you’re doing so.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What is the difference between an administrative warrant and a judicial warrant?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To enter \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10362\">private property like a home or the non-public areas of a business\u003c/a>, ICE and CBP officers \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Subpoenas-Warrants_.pdf\">need a judicial warrant\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To arrest a person, ICE and CBP officers generally need an administrative warrant (signed by an ICE or CBP supervisor.) However, they can make an arrest without a warrant if they see a person illegally entering the country or they have “reason to believe” a person is here illegally and likely to escape before they can get a warrant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, even if an immigration officer proceeds with arresting you, you still have constitutional protections, including the right to remain silent so you don’t say something that could incriminate you. Immigration officers cannot detain you without “reasonable suspicion” of a crime, and they cannot search you or your belongings without “probable cause” — unless you give your consent.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What if I’m at work and immigration officers approach me and my colleagues?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>ICE \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">tends to go to a workplace for three reasons\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>To perform a document audit to check if employees have work authorization\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To conduct a raid — \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">meaning, in this case\u003c/a>, going to a workplace without informing the employer beforehand\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To detain a specific person\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>ICE agents can freely enter public areas of a workplace, such as a dining area in a restaurant, a parking lot or a lobby or waiting area. But it does not give them the right to stop, question or arrest just anyone in those spaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12013975\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12013975\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM.jpg\" alt=\"A person in jeans and a t-shirt stands while someone with a vest and gun ties something around them.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/02_060622-ICE-Immigration-AP-CM-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents transfer an immigrant after an early morning raid on June 6, 2022. \u003ccite>(Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Agents cannot enter \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/EmployerGuide-NELP-NILC-2017-07-1.pdf\">a private area of the business without permission or a judicial warrant\u003c/a>. Ask to see this warrant, and see if it is signed by a judge. A judicial warrant is \u003cem>not the same\u003c/em> as an administrative warrant, which is signed by an ICE supervisor and generally assists the agent in making arrests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/a-guide-for-employers-what-to-do-if-immigration-comes-to-your-workplace/\">an immigration officer comes to your place of work\u003c/a>, you do not have to answer questions or answer questions about other employees. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">the National Immigration Law Center stresses not to run away\u003c/a> — instead, they recommend that it’s “safer to continue working, ask if you are being detained, and calmly ask if you may leave.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have the ability to record the agents and if they do have a warrant, make sure they are doing what the warrant is allowing them to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. What do I do if ICE has detained me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You still have\u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\"> the right to remain silent\u003c/a> and the right to a lawyer. However, you should not lie about your immigration status, according to the National Immigration Law Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Do \u003cem>not\u003c/em> sign any documents without speaking to a lawyer first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note the officer who detained you by writing down their name and number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You still have the right to receive calls when detained. The government \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/resources/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-arrested-detained-immigration/\">will not provide you with a lawyer\u003c/a>, so you or your family will need to secure one on your own.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Q. How can I find someone who’s been detained by ICE?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use ICE’s online system\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the person is an adult, you can use\u003ca href=\"https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search\"> ICE’s own Online Detainee Locator System\u003c/a> to search for them, or you can call \u003ca href=\"https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1706?language=en_US\">(866) 347-2423\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You will need to have\u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-27/what-to-do-if-relative-detained-immigration-officials\"> the person’s information\u003c/a>, like:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Their A-number, or the “alien registration number,” which is assigned by the Department of Homeland Security. This number can be found on a green card, work permit or other immigration documents, and is usually \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/glossary-term/50684#:~:text=or%20A%23)-,A%2DNumber/Alien%20Registration%20Number/Alien%20Number%20(,A%2DNumber%20or%20A%23)&text=A%20unique%20seven%2D%2C%20eight%2D,Also%20see%20USCIS%20Number.\">7, 8 or 9 digits\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Their full name\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Their country of birth\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Their date of birth\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>According to the\u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/faqs-other-topics/#detained-loved-one\"> Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project\u003c/a>, it may take a few days for a person to appear in this ICE database.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the name you’re searching for isn’t showing up in the ICE system, or if you’re worried about their safety and possible deportation, you can seek out assistance from advocacy organizations like\u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/\"> Freedom for Immigrants\u003c/a> through\u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/reunite\"> their form online\u003c/a> or by calling 209-757-3733. (There’s more on resources for free or low-cost legal support below.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Check the Bureau of Prisons’ search tool\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the NILC, \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-12/trump-administration-immigrants-dublin-federal-prison\">this year\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">“CE began using prisons run by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to hold people for immigration cases.” \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use \u003ca href=\"https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/\">the Bureau of Prisons’ search tool\u003c/a> to look up a person. NILC says that people who are being held by the Bureau of Prisons should also show up in \u003ca href=\"https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search\">the ICE online locator system\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you know someone was detained nearby one of these prisons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bop.gov/locations/map.jsp?region=WXR\">you can try calling that individual facility\u003c/a> too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Looking for a minor?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are trying to find a minor you suspect has been detained, you can call ICE at 1-800-203-7001.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also email the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2018-Jun/next-steps-for-families.pdf\"> Office of Refugee Resettlement\u003c/a> at information@ORRNCC.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Reach out to an ICE field office\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations field office is in San Francisco, with an area of responsibility that includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/field-office/san-francisco-field-office\">Northern California, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can contact theSF field office – which is located at 630 Sansome Street – by phone at (415) 365-8800 or by email at \u003ca href=\"mailto:SanFrancisco.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov\">SanFrancisco.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please note: NILC warns that if you’re calling or emailing a field office, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">“don’t give more information than you need to,”\u003c/a> and “only give the necessary A number or basic information, like name and country of birth, that you would use in the online locator.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you can’t reach anyone at the field office, San Francisco has an ICE Community Relations Officer, who can be reached at \u003ca href=\"mailto:CommunityRelations.SanFrancisco@ice.dhs.gov\">CommunityRelations.SanFrancisco@ice.dhs.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Call a detention facility\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE’s website lists \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detention-facilities\">five detention facilities\u003c/a> associated with the agency’s San Francisco field office, but not all of them are in the Bay Area or even California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If\u003ca href=\"https://www.usa.gov/detained-by-ice\"> you know someone is being held at a detention facility\u003c/a>, you can call to try to get more information about them. The facilities include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/golden-state-annex\">Golden State Annex\u003c/a>, located in McFarland. The number is (661) 792-2731, and you can call between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/mesa-verde-ice-processing-facility\">The Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center\u003c/a>, located in Bakersfield. You can call (661) 859-1028 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/federal-detention-center-honolulu-fdc-honolulu\">Federal Detention Center, Honolulu\u003c/a>, located in Hawaii. You can call (808) 529-1970 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Hawaii is three hours behind San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/guam-department-corrections-hagatna-detention-facility\">Guam Department of Corrections, Hagatna Detention Facility\u003c/a>, is in Guam. You can call (671) 777-2976 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Guam is 17 hours ahead of San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/cnmi-department-corrections\">CNMI Department of Corrections\u003c/a> is in Saipan. You can call (670) 237-6000 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saipan is 17 hours ahead of San Francisco.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>According to ICE’s website, people detained cannot receive incoming calls. You would have to leave a message with the office, along with the detainee’s full name, alien registration number, as well as your name and telephone number where you can be reached.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Contact the person’s consulate \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">the NILC\u003c/a>, “All immigrants in ICE jails \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/detain/detention-management/national-detainee-handbook\">have the right\u003c/a> to contact their country’s consulate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also try contacting this office yourself in an effort to find a person. However, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/How-to-Locate-a-ICE-Disappearance.pdf\">NILC strongly suggests\u003c/a> that you do \u003ci>not\u003c/i> do this if the person is applying for asylum or fears for their life back in said country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KPBS, the NPR and PBS station of San Diego, has a video guide on how to use publicly available data released by ICE:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@kpbssandiego/video/7521816864264162591\" data-video-id=\"7521816864264162591\">\n\u003csection>\u003ca title=\"@kpbssandiego\" href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@kpbssandiego?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kpbssandiego\u003c/a> Did you know that the federal government has a public spreadsheet that shows you exactly who is being held in immigration detention? It gives you an up-to-date picture of what is going on around the country, and is available for anyone to look up at any time. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look up their possible court date\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are worried someone is being subject to expedited removal, check if they have a court hearing. “If someone has a pending court date, they have not yet been subject to expedited removal,” said Jordan Weiner, the legal director of the Removal Defense Program at La Raza Centro Legal in San Francisco. “But once expedited removal is applied, their court date will go away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can search for someone’s next hearing date by using their A number on the \u003ca href=\"https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/\">Executive Office for Immigration Review’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who are especially vulnerable to quick deportation without a hearing are those who are detained and do not have information showing up on the EOIR website – because they were never issued a notice to appear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If someone has their case dismissed or didn’t show up on the system and then later shows up with an upcoming court date, “this likely means they passed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047018/how-legal-experts-advocates-are-responding-to-the-detention-of-asylum-seekers\">their credible fear interview\u003c/a> and are back in proceedings before an immigration judge,” Weiner explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Which is good because it means they can fight their case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Hotlines for ICE encounters and sightings:\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Immigration advocates highly encourage people who think they have seen ICE sightings in their neighborhood to call them instead of posting on social media. With these hotlines, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024332/ice-raids-in-california-how-to-sort-fact-from-rumor-online\">the advocates can fact-check these sightings\u003c/a>. This practice aims to prevent the spread of misinformation online, which can ripple to larger panic in the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These numbers can change, so be sure to visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice’s updated hotline list on their website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://immigrants.sf.gov/help/rapid-response\">San Francisco’s 24-hour hotline\u003c/a> to either report ICE sightings or get legal assistance: \u003cstrong>415-200-1548\u003c/strong>. This is run by the \u003ca href=\"https://sfilen.org/\">San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/acilep/\">Alameda County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>510-437-1554\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://pactsj.org/\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>408-290-1144\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://montereycountyrrn.com/\">Monterey County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>831-204-8082\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/YARRsantacruz/\">Santa Cruz County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>831-239-4289\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinrrn.org/\">Marin County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>415-991-4545\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://podersf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Northern-California-Rapid-Response-Network.pdf\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>203-666-4472\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://standtogethercontracosta.org/\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>925-900-5151\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sacramento County: \u003cstrong>916-382-0256\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sirenimmigrantrights.org/\">Services, Immigration Rights and Education Network\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>201-468-6088\u003c/strong> or \u003cstrong>918-609-4480\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://northbayop.org/rapidresponse/\">Sonoma, Solano and Napa Counties\u003c/a>: \u003cstrong>707- 800-4544\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/mobilejustice\">Mobile Justice\u003c/a>, which sends information, incident reporting, and more to the ACLU\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If someone is inside a detention facility, they can dial \u003cstrong>9233# from a facility phone\u003c/strong> on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to reach the \u003ca href=\"https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/resources\">National Immigration Detention Hotline\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>More contacts can be found on \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn\">California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"lawyer\">\u003c/a>Selected resources for free or low-cost legal support:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/\">Centro Legal de la Raza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.larazacrc.org/\">La Raza Community\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.missionaction.org/find-services/\">Mission Action\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://mujeresunidas.net/en/programas/\">Mujeres Unidas y Activas\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/\">Asian Law Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://immigrantsrising.org/\">Immigrants Rising\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://unitedwedream.org/our-work/undocuhealth-wellness/\">UndocuHealth\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://iibayarea.org/get-involved/\">Immigration Institute of the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chirla.org/\">Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbar.org/jdc/immigrant-legal-defense/attorney-of-the-day-resources-for-our-immigrant-community/\">Bar Association of San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/search?state=CA\">National Immigration Legal Services Directory for California\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.informedimmigrant.com/help/\">Informed Immigrant\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/private-attorneys/\">Private immigration lawyer look-up\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting from KQED’s Tyche Hendricks and Carly Severn.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The woman’s story is summarized only briefly in the document that seals her impending deportation: After she inadvertently witnessed an extrajudicial killing by members of the Ethiopian military, she was imprisoned and beaten for more than a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that was only the beginning. The witness — as the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em> has chosen to call her after she asked not to be named due to safety concerns for herself and her family — fled Ethiopia and made her way to Mexico. She was planning to ask for protection in the United States. But by the time she made it to the banks of the Rio Grande, her options had narrowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">Donald Trump\u003c/a>, on the day he was inaugurated for the second time, had declared that anyone trying to cross the southern border without prior authorization was part of an “invasion.” The order suspended their right to apply for asylum at the border. So the witness swam across the river to Texas, where she sought out Border Patrol agents to ask for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She didn’t know it, but there was still a way to avoid being sent home — a narrow form of protection, called the United Nations Convention Against Torture, that applies to people whose governments could torture them or allow them to be tortured. CAT is harder to qualify for than asylum and doesn’t come with the same benefits, like a path to citizenship and the possibility of bringing her family to the U.S. as well. It would, however, stop her from being deported to Ethiopia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But under the president’s order, nearly all of her rights as a CAT applicant — such as the right to bring a lawyer to interviews with asylum officers and to appeal denials — had been quietly and deliberately erased, and what remains of the process now takes place under a veil of secrecy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s according to federal guidance produced in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285543/aclu-trump-lawsuit-asylum-ban-southern-border-january\">class-action lawsuit\u003c/a> filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, a new report by two prominent human rights organizations, and independent reporting by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, including nearly a dozen interviews with immigration attorneys and immigrants’ rights advocates around the country, as well as a former asylum officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Homeland Security has declined to answer the\u003cem> California Newsroom’s\u003c/em> questions about the witness’s case or how the asylum system — in particular the process of applying for protection under the Convention Against Torture — is currently working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the changes in practice appear to mean that, for thousands of people fleeing or trying to avoid torture by their own governments, the process of applying for humanitarian protection in the U.S. provides little more than false hope. And its dismantling has been so well hidden that immigration attorneys are only just now starting to catch on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ginger Jacobs, a senior partner at the San Diego firm that represents the witness, worries that many people who have legitimate claims to humanitarian protection could end up casualties of the Trump administration’s zeal to effect mass deportations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The danger is that it’s another way to disappear people,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘There’s nothing you can do’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Before they can go before an immigration judge to formally plead their cases, applicants for CAT protection must first convince an asylum officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that their fear of torture is credible. For her interview on April 27, the witness spoke with the officer by phone. She sat alone in a tiny booth in the Otay Mesa Detention Center, a massive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility outside San Diego, where she has been detained since early April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afterward, the witness was handed the two-page document containing the short summary of what she’d told the asylum officer. A box on the document had been checked to indicate that her story was credible. But further down, another checked box indicated that the witness “did not establish it is more likely than not that she will be tortured in Ethiopia.” There was no explanation of the decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12041513\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1321\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3.png 1321w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3-800x104.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3-1020x132.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3-160x21.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1321px) 100vw, 1321px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1355px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041512\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1355\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2.jpg 1355w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2-800x107.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2-1020x136.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2-160x21.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the witness’s account of torture by the Ethiopian government was credible, but still determined she could be deported back to her country. \u003ccite>(Sydney Johnson, Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before Jan. 20, that determination could only have been made in court by an immigration judge. Now, that single checkmark, made by an official whom the witness never saw, is the final and uncontestable decision that will send her back to the government that she believes will imprison and torture her, or worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Her deportation officer just said, there’s nothing you can do,” said Sydney Johnson, who became the witness’s attorney after the decision was made, referring to the ICE official in charge of arranging the witness’s return to Ethiopia. (Johnson requested that her client not be interviewed directly because ICE records detainee phone calls.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Had the witness arrived in the U.S. before Trump signed his executive order, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/guaranteeing-the-states-protection-against-invasion/\">Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion,”\u003c/a> she would have been given time to find a lawyer before the interview, and been allowed to have the lawyer present on the call. She would have received detailed documentation of how the asylum officer made the decision, and had the right to ask an immigration judge to review and possibly overturn it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, new \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/gov.uscourts.dcd_.277039.52.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal guidance\u003c/a> for asylum officers, submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice in the ACLU lawsuit, clarifies that those rights no longer exist. In addition to claiming that the president’s suspension of asylum is illegal, the ACLU complaint specifies that his order is “depriving noncitizens of a meaningful opportunity to present CAT claims.”\u003cbr>\n[aside postID=news_12038128 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-21-1020x680.jpg']A \u003ca href=\"https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ThisIsAnOrderFromTrumpReport_final1.pdf\">report published in early May\u003c/a> by researchers with Human Rights First and Refugees International calls screenings for CAT applicants a “sham” that is now being used to fast-track deportations. Some who have asked for humanitarian protection at the U.S.-Mexico border are not even granted interviews like the one the witness had, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration attorneys say that also includes screenings for a form of protection, similar to CAT, called “withholding of removal,” which applies to people who have been threatened or persecuted but are not facing torture. (It’s why the U.S. government was not supposed to send \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5347427/maryland-el-salvador-error\">Kilmar Abrego Garcia\u003c/a> back to El Salvador.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both withholding of removal and CAT are enshrined in international law, and are not up for interpretation by U.S. officials, said Jennifer Scarborough, an immigration attorney who focuses on detained clients at the border and around the country. “Withholding is not discretionary,” she said. “The law says that if you meet those requirements, then the government may not deport you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the government isn’t screening people for withholding of removal, Scarborough said, it has no way of knowing whether they meet the requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DHS has \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/semi-monthly-credible-fear-and-reasonable-fear-receipts-and-decisions\">stopped publishing semi-monthly data\u003c/a> about screenings, making it difficult to determine how many people have been denied access to protection since the new rules went into effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s such a terrifying situation,” said Jennifer Babaie, director of legal services at Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center in El Paso, Texas. The organization is a plaintiff in the ACLU lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A former USCIS asylum officer who routinely conducted screening interviews called the new system “an erosion of due process and these people’s rights.” The person asked not to be named due to fear of reprisal from the current administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By removing these checks and balances that protect the rights of immigrants, the former asylum officer said, “the Trump administration is behaving in the same way as those governments we offer protection from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘A farce by design’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The night before her phone screening with the asylum officer, the witness had been ill. A chronic medical condition had flared up, and that morning, she was groggy and lethargic after ICE doctors increased the dosage of her medication. She had a splitting headache. According to Johnson, her attorney, the witness said the asylum officer did not ask if she felt up to the screening interview, and the witness didn’t think she had the option to reschedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The witness told Johnson the interview lasted two hours. Twice, as she told the asylum officer her story — how prison guards had touched her breasts and taunted her as they beat her, how they poured water on her when she urinated on herself — the Amharic interpreter, who had been patched into the call, suddenly dropped off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the second time, toward the end of the call, the interpreter didn’t come back. The witness said she could continue in English as long as the asylum officer spoke slowly. She told Johnson that throughout the entire screening, the officer asked only “yes” or “no” questions. When the officer finally read back a summary, details were missing, but the witness said she was not allowed to add anything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the current guidance under Trump’s order, “at the end of the interview, the AO [Asylum Officer] must review the summary with the individual and give him or her an opportunity to correct errors.” Officers also have the option to reschedule the interview if needed, including if the applicant doesn’t feel well or is having trouble communicating. In fact, officers were previously required to ask whether an applicant felt well enough to be interviewed, and “should avoid communicating” without an interpreter, according to internal USCIS documents reviewed by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1188\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-800x475.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-1020x606.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-160x95.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-1536x912.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-1920x1140.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guidance for asylum officers issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in late January, after President Donald Trump’s executive order. \u003ccite>(Public filing in RAICES v. Noem)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Training documents also recommend that asylum officers cross-check applicants’ fear claims with contextual information about the conditions in their countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While USCIS has declined to provide documentation of the information used to make the decision in the witness’s case, local reporting shows that since 2018, Ethiopia has been embroiled in \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-amhara-fano-insurgency-rebels-6108686ebbffee1458f71269380346fc\">ethnically charged fighting\u003c/a> between the government and armed militias. An April 2024 \u003ca href=\"https://upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2025-04/JS23_UPR47_Ethiopia.pdf\">joint report\u003c/a> from the World Organisation Against Torture and the Ethiopian Human Rights Council says that “enforced disappearance and torture” by government forces and other militant groups are “rampant in most parts of the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/ethiopia/\">U.S. State Department report\u003c/a> on humans rights practices in Ethiopia, published in 2023, cites “credible reports of: arbitrary or unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings; enforced disappearance; torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by the government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em> has omitted some details of the witness’s experience and background to protect her and her family.[aside postID=news_12038327 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1020x680.jpg']Johnson said she thinks her client’s illness, along with the incomplete translation, likely muddied what should have been an open-and-shut CAT case. She asked ICE to refer the witness back to USCIS for another interview when the witness felt well enough and proper translation was available. In an email reviewed by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, an ICE officer wrote that the witness is “not eligible” for a second interview, because she’d already had one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, the asylum officer’s decision was final, and under the new rules, there was no way to appeal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for immigrants say there are further signs that the screening process is deteriorating as applicants’ attorneys and judges have been sidelined. Natalie Cadwalader-Schultheis, a San Diego-based attorney with Human Rights First, said screenings used to take anywhere from half an hour to four hours. She now has clients who say their interviews lasted as little as five minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to her organization’s new report, “these torture screenings are a farce by design.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The report also highlights a trend that alarms human rights watchdogs. Some asylum seekers at the border told the researchers that their requests for humanitarian protection were ignored. “In some instances, officers told [asylum seekers] they were being transported to other facilities where they would have asylum interviews, only to be taken to staging areas for their removal,” the report says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Newsroom asked DHS about the report’s findings, including the specific anecdotes it cites, and received no response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In one testimonial from the report, a Russian woman refused to board a government flight to Costa Rica, demanding to know why she was being deported. According to the report, officers “falsely stated that there had been a court decision and told her she should just go quietly so as not to traumatize her children, who were crying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s too quiet’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Both ICE and USCIS have refused to give the witness any further documents related to her interview, according to Johnson. In one email to Johnson, reviewed by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, USCIS implied that either the interview did not happen or that the agency doesn’t have to share the records with detainees’ lawyers. “The whole thing is just this incredibly frustrating cycle where nobody can tell me anything,” Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the witness asked to see the detailed notes from her interview, which asylum officers are required to take, an ICE officer suggested she file a Freedom of Information Act request, or FOIA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When told about this suggestion, Scarborough, a veteran immigration attorney, called it “stupid.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know how long it takes to get a FOIA response? Two to three months,” she said. “You know what’s going to happen in two to three months? Your client’s going to be deported.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12025344\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1020px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12025344\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/trump-with-executive-order.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/trump-with-executive-order.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/trump-with-executive-order-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/trump-with-executive-order-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. \u003ccite>(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em> spoke with several immigration attorneys around the country who say they’re being stonewalled in similar ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The CAT application process has been disappeared from us,” Cadwalader-Schultheis said. “It’s happening absolutely in secret, and they don’t want us understanding how it works. If we did, I think it would be very apparent just how illegal and how much of a sham this whole thing is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several of the asylum-focused attorneys the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em> spoke with convene a weekly phone call to compare cases and try to piece together the administration’s new rules amidst a gaping lack of transparency. “We’re all just trying to figure it out in real time,” said Babaie, the Texas legal services director, who participates in the call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group seems to be at the bleeding edge of an unfolding situation that even most immigration lawyers have not yet realized, just as even the savviest experts took months to catch on to \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/09/trump-administration-family-separation-policy-immigration/670604/\">Trump’s family separation policy in 2018\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tess Feldman, an immigration attorney who directs Southwestern Law School’s Asylum Law Clinic, said she suspects CAT applicants are being rushed through the screening process, if they get one, then being deported quickly. Because the Trump administration has done away with a “consultation period” that previously allowed applicants to contact an attorney before their screening, she thinks many applicants may not be reaching out to lawyers at all. “It’s just silent,” she said. “That doesn’t mean there’s not a problem. In fact, it’s too quiet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In 90 days,” she said, “I think we’ll look back and say, how did we not know this was happening in May?”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘They’re going to know she’s there’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear what high-level immigration officials actually know about recent changes to humanitarian protection. In response to questions from the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em> about what is currently happening when detained migrants express fear of returning to their countries, Matthew Tragesser, the public affairs chief at USCIS, provided links to several websites that don’t reflect the new rules, including that judges no longer review screening decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The USCIS did not answer specific questions about the discrepancy, and why public websites that contain outdated information are still online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its class-action lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the ACLU argues that the president does not have the power to broadly suspend protections laid out in law by Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the judge hearing the case rules to suspend the president’s executive order, thousands of asylum seekers could be allowed to stay in the country until they can apply for protection in immigration court. Those like the witness, who have already failed screenings under the order, would be allowed a do-over. But this time, they could have their lawyers present, and they’d have the right to appeal negative decisions.[aside postID=news_12037889 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/TravisAirForceBaseGetty-1020x602.jpg']In the meantime, the witness has told Johnson that other detainees at Otay Mesa have also failed their CAT screenings — and that some have disappeared in the middle of the night. The witness said she doesn’t know whether they have been moved to other facilities or deported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE officials did not respond to questions from the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em> about when the witness will be deported. Johnson said ICE told her that the witness will be sent home as soon as the Ethiopian government provides her passport and a flight can be arranged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacobs, who has been advising Johnson on the case, said that even by requesting the witness’s travel documents, ICE is putting her in danger. Once she arrives in Ethiopia, Jacobs said, “They’re going to know she’s there. I don’t see how she escapes from just being sent straight back to detention or prison, where she will be tortured again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This week, Johnson filed a request for an administrative stay, essentially asking ICE not to deport the witness until the ACLU lawsuit is resolved, and also requested that she be released from detention so that she can get proper medical care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Johnson, the witness believes that if she is sent back to her country, Ethiopian officials will kill her. “She told me she would rather die here than return to die in Ethiopia,” Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The witness’s cousin, a U.S. citizen who lives in California, said he knows her as a smart, kind woman who is always easy to talk to. Now, when she calls him from detention, she sounds subdued, nervous and scared. The cousin asked to be referred to only as Negash, his middle name, out of fear that the Ethiopian government would harm him if he were to return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Negash said he was shocked to learn that the witness was denied the opportunity to make her case before a judge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is my country,” he said, referring to the United States. “It’s the best country in the world. How are we going to send her to die over there?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/californianewsroom\">\u003cem>The California Newsroom\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> is a collaboration of public media outlets throughout the state, with NPR as its national partner.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Anna Sussman contributed to this story\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But under the president’s order, nearly all of her rights as a CAT applicant — such as the right to bring a lawyer to interviews with asylum officers and to appeal denials — had been quietly and deliberately erased, and what remains of the process now takes place under a veil of secrecy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s according to federal guidance produced in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5285543/aclu-trump-lawsuit-asylum-ban-southern-border-january\">class-action lawsuit\u003c/a> filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, a new report by two prominent human rights organizations, and independent reporting by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, including nearly a dozen interviews with immigration attorneys and immigrants’ rights advocates around the country, as well as a former asylum officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Homeland Security has declined to answer the\u003cem> California Newsroom’s\u003c/em> questions about the witness’s case or how the asylum system — in particular the process of applying for protection under the Convention Against Torture — is currently working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the changes in practice appear to mean that, for thousands of people fleeing or trying to avoid torture by their own governments, the process of applying for humanitarian protection in the U.S. provides little more than false hope. And its dismantling has been so well hidden that immigration attorneys are only just now starting to catch on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ginger Jacobs, a senior partner at the San Diego firm that represents the witness, worries that many people who have legitimate claims to humanitarian protection could end up casualties of the Trump administration’s zeal to effect mass deportations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The danger is that it’s another way to disappear people,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘There’s nothing you can do’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Before they can go before an immigration judge to formally plead their cases, applicants for CAT protection must first convince an asylum officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that their fear of torture is credible. For her interview on April 27, the witness spoke with the officer by phone. She sat alone in a tiny booth in the Otay Mesa Detention Center, a massive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility outside San Diego, where she has been detained since early April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afterward, the witness was handed the two-page document containing the short summary of what she’d told the asylum officer. A box on the document had been checked to indicate that her story was credible. But further down, another checked box indicated that the witness “did not establish it is more likely than not that she will be tortured in Ethiopia.” There was no explanation of the decision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12041513\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1321\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3.png 1321w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3-800x104.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3-1020x132.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom3-160x21.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1321px) 100vw, 1321px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1355px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041512\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1355\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2.jpg 1355w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2-800x107.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2-1020x136.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/CANewsroom2-160x21.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1355px) 100vw, 1355px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the witness’s account of torture by the Ethiopian government was credible, but still determined she could be deported back to her country. \u003ccite>(Sydney Johnson, Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before Jan. 20, that determination could only have been made in court by an immigration judge. Now, that single checkmark, made by an official whom the witness never saw, is the final and uncontestable decision that will send her back to the government that she believes will imprison and torture her, or worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Her deportation officer just said, there’s nothing you can do,” said Sydney Johnson, who became the witness’s attorney after the decision was made, referring to the ICE official in charge of arranging the witness’s return to Ethiopia. (Johnson requested that her client not be interviewed directly because ICE records detainee phone calls.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Had the witness arrived in the U.S. before Trump signed his executive order, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/guaranteeing-the-states-protection-against-invasion/\">Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion,”\u003c/a> she would have been given time to find a lawyer before the interview, and been allowed to have the lawyer present on the call. She would have received detailed documentation of how the asylum officer made the decision, and had the right to ask an immigration judge to review and possibly overturn it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, new \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/gov.uscourts.dcd_.277039.52.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal guidance\u003c/a> for asylum officers, submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice in the ACLU lawsuit, clarifies that those rights no longer exist. In addition to claiming that the president’s suspension of asylum is illegal, the ACLU complaint specifies that his order is “depriving noncitizens of a meaningful opportunity to present CAT claims.”\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ThisIsAnOrderFromTrumpReport_final1.pdf\">report published in early May\u003c/a> by researchers with Human Rights First and Refugees International calls screenings for CAT applicants a “sham” that is now being used to fast-track deportations. Some who have asked for humanitarian protection at the U.S.-Mexico border are not even granted interviews like the one the witness had, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration attorneys say that also includes screenings for a form of protection, similar to CAT, called “withholding of removal,” which applies to people who have been threatened or persecuted but are not facing torture. (It’s why the U.S. government was not supposed to send \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5347427/maryland-el-salvador-error\">Kilmar Abrego Garcia\u003c/a> back to El Salvador.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both withholding of removal and CAT are enshrined in international law, and are not up for interpretation by U.S. officials, said Jennifer Scarborough, an immigration attorney who focuses on detained clients at the border and around the country. “Withholding is not discretionary,” she said. “The law says that if you meet those requirements, then the government may not deport you.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the government isn’t screening people for withholding of removal, Scarborough said, it has no way of knowing whether they meet the requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DHS has \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/semi-monthly-credible-fear-and-reasonable-fear-receipts-and-decisions\">stopped publishing semi-monthly data\u003c/a> about screenings, making it difficult to determine how many people have been denied access to protection since the new rules went into effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s such a terrifying situation,” said Jennifer Babaie, director of legal services at Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center in El Paso, Texas. The organization is a plaintiff in the ACLU lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A former USCIS asylum officer who routinely conducted screening interviews called the new system “an erosion of due process and these people’s rights.” The person asked not to be named due to fear of reprisal from the current administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By removing these checks and balances that protect the rights of immigrants, the former asylum officer said, “the Trump administration is behaving in the same way as those governments we offer protection from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘A farce by design’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The night before her phone screening with the asylum officer, the witness had been ill. A chronic medical condition had flared up, and that morning, she was groggy and lethargic after ICE doctors increased the dosage of her medication. She had a splitting headache. According to Johnson, her attorney, the witness said the asylum officer did not ask if she felt up to the screening interview, and the witness didn’t think she had the option to reschedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The witness told Johnson the interview lasted two hours. Twice, as she told the asylum officer her story — how prison guards had touched her breasts and taunted her as they beat her, how they poured water on her when she urinated on herself — the Amharic interpreter, who had been patched into the call, suddenly dropped off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the second time, toward the end of the call, the interpreter didn’t come back. The witness said she could continue in English as long as the asylum officer spoke slowly. She told Johnson that throughout the entire screening, the officer asked only “yes” or “no” questions. When the officer finally read back a summary, details were missing, but the witness said she was not allowed to add anything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the current guidance under Trump’s order, “at the end of the interview, the AO [Asylum Officer] must review the summary with the individual and give him or her an opportunity to correct errors.” Officers also have the option to reschedule the interview if needed, including if the applicant doesn’t feel well or is having trouble communicating. In fact, officers were previously required to ask whether an applicant felt well enough to be interviewed, and “should avoid communicating” without an interpreter, according to internal USCIS documents reviewed by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1188\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-800x475.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-1020x606.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-160x95.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-1536x912.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/InterviewProcedures-1920x1140.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guidance for asylum officers issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in late January, after President Donald Trump’s executive order. \u003ccite>(Public filing in RAICES v. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Johnson said she thinks her client’s illness, along with the incomplete translation, likely muddied what should have been an open-and-shut CAT case. She asked ICE to refer the witness back to USCIS for another interview when the witness felt well enough and proper translation was available. In an email reviewed by the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em>, an ICE officer wrote that the witness is “not eligible” for a second interview, because she’d already had one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, the asylum officer’s decision was final, and under the new rules, there was no way to appeal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for immigrants say there are further signs that the screening process is deteriorating as applicants’ attorneys and judges have been sidelined. Natalie Cadwalader-Schultheis, a San Diego-based attorney with Human Rights First, said screenings used to take anywhere from half an hour to four hours. 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According to the report, officers “falsely stated that there had been a court decision and told her she should just go quietly so as not to traumatize her children, who were crying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s too quiet’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Both ICE and USCIS have refused to give the witness any further documents related to her interview, according to Johnson. 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If we did, I think it would be very apparent just how illegal and how much of a sham this whole thing is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several of the asylum-focused attorneys the \u003cem>California Newsroom\u003c/em> spoke with convene a weekly phone call to compare cases and try to piece together the administration’s new rules amidst a gaping lack of transparency. “We’re all just trying to figure it out in real time,” said Babaie, the Texas legal services director, who participates in the call.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group seems to be at the bleeding edge of an unfolding situation that even most immigration lawyers have not yet realized, just as even the savviest experts took months to catch on to \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/09/trump-administration-family-separation-policy-immigration/670604/\">Trump’s family separation policy in 2018\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tess Feldman, an immigration attorney who directs Southwestern Law School’s Asylum Law Clinic, said she suspects CAT applicants are being rushed through the screening process, if they get one, then being deported quickly. Because the Trump administration has done away with a “consultation period” that previously allowed applicants to contact an attorney before their screening, she thinks many applicants may not be reaching out to lawyers at all. “It’s just silent,” she said. “That doesn’t mean there’s not a problem. In fact, it’s too quiet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In 90 days,” she said, “I think we’ll look back and say, how did we not know this was happening in May?”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘They’re going to know she’s there’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear what high-level immigration officials actually know about recent changes to humanitarian protection. 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Those like the witness, who have already failed screenings under the order, would be allowed a do-over. But this time, they could have their lawyers present, and they’d have the right to appeal negative decisions.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>JENA, La. — The immigration judge was looking out over her courtroom. Mahmoud Khalil was sitting at a table next to his lawyers as they tried to convince her not to order him deported to the Middle East.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“His life is at stake, your honor,” one of them, Marc Van Der Hout, told the judge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalil was focused and stern. But he kept getting distracted. His wife was sitting in the public gallery a few feet away, cradling their tiny newborn son, Deen. The baby was cooing. Everyone could hear. And each time, Khalil couldn’t resist a smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a touch of levity in a courtroom otherwise heavy with the gravity of what was being discussed: Khalil’s fear that if he’s deported, the state of Israel might try to kill him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, Judge Jamee Comans ruled that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5361208/mahmoud-khalil-deported-judge-rubio-antisemitism-immigration-court\">\u003cu>Khalil could be deported \u003c/u>\u003c/a>because as an immigration judge she had no authority to question Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination that his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University was antisemitic and threatened U.S. foreign policy goals. Unless his lawyers believed he qualified for special protection like asylum, the judge said, she would order him expelled either to Syria, where he was born and raised in a camp for Palestinian refugees, or to Algeria, which gave him a passport because of his mother’s ancestry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12041473 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/gettyimages-888870656-e9acdd0cdcb80ec5cd16b8a05023e4e5664f30fb-1020x765.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, over 10 grueling hours behind the barbed wire of the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, where Khalil is being held, his lawyers called on experts via videoconference to convince the judge to grant him asylum and set him free. Here’s the heart of their argument: The Trump administration’s false, they say, and public accusations that Khalil is an anti-Semite and terrorist sympathizer have turned him into a high profile critic of Israel known around the world. Because of that, he said he fears that if he is deported to the Middle East, Israel could come after him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It could range from assassination, kidnapping, torture,” Khalil said during more than three hours of testimony that recalled key moments in his life, from his earliest memory in a Palestinian refugee camp near Damascus, Syria, to missing the birth of his son last month because he was locked up at the detention center 1,400 miles from his home in New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Trump, Secretary of State Rubio, and other government officials “mislabeled me a terrorist, a terrorist sympathizer or a Hamas supporter, which couldn’t be further from the truth. I advocate for human rights. I never engaged in antisemitic activities,” Khalil said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He challenged the government lawyers sitting a few feet from him to offer any evidence to the contrary. “I became, not by choice, a celebrity – someone who has a target on his back by these mislabels. This means wherever I go in the world, I will have that target.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Judge Comans said it would be several weeks before she makes a decision on Khalil’s asylum claim. But whatever she decides will not be the final word on his fate. A federal judge in the Northeast has temporarily blocked the government from deporting him while he considers whether it violated Khalil’s constitutional right to free speech. Khalil’s lawyers are pursuing every legal option to stop his deportation and restore his green card, and have said they’ll go all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041615\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-16.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-16-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-16-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-16-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-16-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahmoud Khalil has been appearing in an immigration court at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, where he’s been held since immigration agents arrested him in New York on March 8. \u003ccite>(Adrian Florido/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During Thursday’s asylum hearing, his lawyers questioned several experts on the Middle East about why they thought Khalil would be at risk if he’s sent back there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The U.S. has called him a pro-Hamas agent,” said Muriam Haleh Davis, a professor of the Middle East at U.C. Santa Cruz. She said Israel has historically targeted Hamas collaborators for assassination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khaled Elgindy, an expert on Israeli-Palestinian affairs at Georgetown University, told the court that Khalil’s newly elevated profile as a critic of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza puts him at risk of harm or arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalil has achieved an ability to sway Americans, Elgindy said, so “he is a direct and potent threat to Israel’s objectives. If he can be targeted by the United States government, then certainly the Israelis would perceive him in a similar light.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lisa Wedeen, a Syria expert at the University of Chicago, testified about the ease with which, if it wanted to, Israel could target Khalil there, given Syria’s political instability and Israel’s recent expansion of the territory it controls in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My biggest worry is that they’ll disappear him,” Wedeen said, because of “the latitude and impunity with which Israel is able to operate in Syria.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During his testimony, Khalil said that in addition to fearing Israel, he’s also concerned that if he returns to Syria, he could be targeted by former operatives of Bashar al-Assad who’ve remained in the country since Assad’s government fell last December. Khalil, who is now 30, said he organized protests against Assad as a teenager in Syria and fled the country in 2013 after two cousins he often protested with were arrested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Homeland Security did not call any witnesses of its own to challenge Khalil’s claim of fear. Whether it submitted written testimony is unclear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when he cross-examined Khalil, Numa Metoyer, a lawyer for the department, asked questions probing the level of danger Khalil would actually face.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If he feared deportation to Syria, Metoyer asked him, why had he visited the country in January?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Before March 8 was different than after March 8,” Khalil said, referring to the date ICE agents arrested him, leading President Trump to \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/POTUS/status/1899178095535350258\">\u003cu>call him\u003c/u>\u003c/a> a “Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because attention was brought to you here in this case, now you have been targeted by the Israeli government?” Metoyer asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to questions about Khalil’s asylum claim. 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"content": "\u003cp>File folders and a laptop were spread across the dining room table in Marc Van Der Hout’s home in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. The veteran immigration lawyer was working overtime to represent Mahmoud Khalil, one of the pro-Palestinian student activists the Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035483/trump-administration-lays-out-its-evidence-for-deporting-activist-mahmoud-khalil\">administration has been trying to deport\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalil’s story has sparked national attention, but it’s not totally uncharted legal territory for Van Der Hout, 76. He has been fighting for the civil rights of immigrants for decades. This time, that means working on two cases at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, Van Der Hout and a law partner are fighting Khalil’s deportation before an immigration judge at the detention facility in Jena, La., where Khalil has been held for over two months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, Van Der Hout is part of a national team of lawyers, including the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights, arguing in federal district court in New Jersey that the Trump administration’s push to deport Khalil is illegal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot deport someone under the laws for their beliefs,” Van Der Hout said. “That’s against the Constitution. But that’s what the government’s trying to do in this case and in other similar cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040213\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Van Der Hout, a veteran immigration lawyer, sits in his offices in San Francisco on May 14, 2025. He’s representing Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student and legal permanent resident who’s been detained for nearly two months as the federal government moves to revoke his green card over his political activism. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Khalil, 30, was finishing his master’s degree at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs when he was arrested March 8 in the lobby of his student apartment building by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Administration officials later indicated that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/8a3cbff6-4589-43e1-8455-042fa9555e3c.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_4\">arrest\u003c/a> stemmed from his role in campus protests of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, following Hamas’ attack on Israel in October 2023. Khalil, a Syrian-born Palestinian, has not been charged with a crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalil is among numerous immigrant students and academics who’ve been targeted by the Trump administration, especially after speaking out about the war in Gaza. But in recent days, judges have ordered ICE to release several of them from detention, including Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk and Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Echoes of the Cold War\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Khalil’s case centers on \u003ca href=\"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1227&num=0&edition=prelim\">an obscure 1952 provision in immigration law\u003c/a> that allows the Secretary of State to personally declare someone deportable if their presence or activities could have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” —even if, like Khalil, they’re a lawful permanent resident (or green card holder), the most durable legal status a noncitizen can have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congress modified the Cold War-era law in 1990 to protect speech and associations that were otherwise lawful, and raised the standard for deportation. At that time, lawmakers said that the foreign policy deportation power \u003ca href=\"https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/7d4e4b335fe40d9e/7f7043c8-full.pdf\">should be used “sparingly” \u003c/a>and “not merely because there is a likelihood that an alien will make critical remarks about the United States or its policies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=forum_2010101909250 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/03/GettyImages-2205115524-1-1020x574.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been rarely, rarely used,” Van Der Hout said. “It is completely \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-khalil-case-and-the-difference-lawful-permanent-resident-status-makes\">outrageous\u003c/a> that they are using this type of statute to go after Mahmoud in this case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Van Der Hout has litigated a number of nationally significant cases — and he said Khalil’s case echoes one from nearly four decades ago. In that case, which went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the attorney represented a group of pro-Palestinian activists in Los Angeles, dubbed the LA-8, who the Reagan administration was trying to deport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They basically used the same facts: ‘You’re speaking out against U.S. policy in the Middle East, speaking out in support of Palestinian groups overseas,’” he said. “We eventually won that case, but it took 20 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fast forward to today, and a similar argument is playing out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly after Khalil’s arrest, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” saying the government had the right to deport student visa holders, as well as green-card holders like Khalil, for their protest activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t need these people in our country. We never should have allowed them in in the first place,” he said. “If you are in this country to promote Hamas, to promote terrorist organizations, to participate in vandalism, to participate in acts of rebellion and riots on campus, we never would have let you in if we had known that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040214\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group photo of those involved in the ‘Los Angeles Eight’ case sits on the desk of veteran immigration lawyer Marc Van Der Hout at his San Francisco office on May 14, 2025. Van Der Hout led the defense in this decades-long case challenging the government’s attempt to deport Palestinian activists for their political views. This legal fight affirmed First Amendment rights for immigrants and now shapes his defense of Mahmoud Khalil. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nyclu.org/uploads/2025/03/04122025-Exhibit-Rubio-Determination.pdf\">memo\u003c/a> to the Department of Homeland Security, Rubio cited the rarely-used 1990 immigration statute and declared that Khalil was deportable because his presence in the U.S. would “compromise a compelling foreign policy interest” as a result of his participation in “antisemitic protests and disruptive activities, which fosters a hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The memo was the only evidence the government submitted to the Louisiana immigration judge Jamee Comans in pressing for Khalil to be deported. And the judge did not allow Khalil’s legal team to present evidence in his defense at an April 10 hearing, Van Der Hout said. Instead, Comans swiftly ruled in the government’s favor, saying she had no authority to question Rubio’s determination. Comans’ ruling is not yet final, and she has set a second hearing in the immigration case for May 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Der Hout said the government’s logic is unfounded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Really, what they’re saying is, if you criticize Israel, you’re antisemitic. And that’s basically what this case is about,” he said. “I’m Jewish, and I’ve criticized Israel many times for what it’s done to the Palestinian people, and that is not antisemitic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that Khalil has worked with Jewish groups and spoken out against antisemitism on Columbia’s campus. As evidence, several Jewish Columbia students submitted letters to the court testifying that they consider Khalil an ally, not an antagonist.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A First Amendment Battle With Trump\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What the case against Khalil is really about is free speech, Van Der Hout said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s very frightening, and the American public should be very, very concerned that this administration is trying to restrict free speech — no matter whose it is,” he said. “Everybody in the United States, no matter what their status… is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. That is absolutely clear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has called Khalil a “national security threat” and suggested the First Amendment does not protect his actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12039912 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Can you stand at a movie theater and yell ‘Fire?’ Can you slander someone verbally? Free speech has limitations,” \u003ca href=\"https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2025/03/13/experts-weight-in-on-pushing-the-limits-on-the-first-amendment\">he said\u003c/a> in the days after Khalil’s arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalil’s free speech argument is central to the case before U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz in New Jersey. Farbiarz, a Biden appointee, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nyclu.org/court-cases/mahmoud-khalil-v-donald-j-trump\">considering a habeas corpus petition\u003c/a> charging that Khalil’s arrest and detention are unconstitutional violations of his rights and that the government is retaliating against him for his political views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though similar issues arose in the LA-8 case and a couple of others over the years, they were ultimately decided on other grounds, and the question of whether a green card holder can be deported for First Amendment-protected activity hasn’t been squarely settled, UCLA Law Professor Hiroshi Motomura said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a lot of the Trump administration immigration initiatives, they’re pushing things further than other administrations, and so you have issues that haven’t been in the courts before,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the free speech concerns, Motomura described the case against Khalil as part of a sea change in the country’s approach to immigration. He said the Trump administration is trying to redefine \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-american-people-against-invasion/\">immigrants as “invaders,”\u003c/a> undermining American society, in order to expel them. And it’s sowing doubt among green card holders about how permanent their legal status really is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Trump Administration is saying to these folks, ‘Oh, you thought you were on the inside. You thought you were just about American. But guess what? You’re not.’” Motomura said. “What the administration is trying to do is a really radical intervention in all notions of who belongs and who doesn’t and how we think about this country. And that’s why it’s so fundamental.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040215\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-03-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Van Der Hout, an immigration lawyer, speaks with his client, Mahmoud Khalil, on Zoom from his offices in San Francisco on May 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fielding emails and calls from his dining room table, Van Der Hout continued assembling evidence and editing legal briefs. He believes the outcome of Khalil’s case could have broader implications for Americans, as a test run for quashing dissent among those who speak out against the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is very frightening because, yes, it’s right now being directed at immigrants, but it could be directed at United States citizens very soon,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Late last month, Judge Farbiarz \u003ca href=\"https://www.nyclu.org/uploads/2025/03/04292025-Opinion-jurisdiction-w.pdf\">ruled\u003c/a> that Khalil’s case can move forward. In it, Khalil is not only challenging his own detention and Rubio’s determination that he’s deportable, but asking the judge to find that the Trump administration’s policy of seeking to deport any noncitizen for “protected speech” is unconstitutional, Van Der Hout explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For now, they wait. Farbiarz could rule any day —on the case as a whole or simply the question of whether Khalil can go home to New York while the legal fight unfolds. Last month, while he was incarcerated, Khalil’s wife gave birth to their first child. From the detention center, Khalil published \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/10/mahmoud-kahlil-letter-to-newborn-son\">an open letter to his newborn son\u003c/a> on Mother’s Day, saying he was “not absent out of apathy, but out of conviction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I probably speak to him every other day,” Van Der Hout said. “He is calm. He understands it’s a political fight. He understands he’s being made an example of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, Van Der Hout is part of a national team of lawyers, including the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights, arguing in federal district court in New Jersey that the Trump administration’s push to deport Khalil is illegal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot deport someone under the laws for their beliefs,” Van Der Hout said. “That’s against the Constitution. But that’s what the government’s trying to do in this case and in other similar cases.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040213\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-01-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Van Der Hout, a veteran immigration lawyer, sits in his offices in San Francisco on May 14, 2025. He’s representing Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student and legal permanent resident who’s been detained for nearly two months as the federal government moves to revoke his green card over his political activism. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Khalil, 30, was finishing his master’s degree at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs when he was arrested March 8 in the lobby of his student apartment building by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Administration officials later indicated that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/8a3cbff6-4589-43e1-8455-042fa9555e3c.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_4\">arrest\u003c/a> stemmed from his role in campus protests of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, following Hamas’ attack on Israel in October 2023. Khalil, a Syrian-born Palestinian, has not been charged with a crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalil is among numerous immigrant students and academics who’ve been targeted by the Trump administration, especially after speaking out about the war in Gaza. But in recent days, judges have ordered ICE to release several of them from detention, including Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk and Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Echoes of the Cold War\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Khalil’s case centers on \u003ca href=\"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1227&num=0&edition=prelim\">an obscure 1952 provision in immigration law\u003c/a> that allows the Secretary of State to personally declare someone deportable if their presence or activities could have “serious adverse foreign policy consequences” —even if, like Khalil, they’re a lawful permanent resident (or green card holder), the most durable legal status a noncitizen can have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congress modified the Cold War-era law in 1990 to protect speech and associations that were otherwise lawful, and raised the standard for deportation. At that time, lawmakers said that the foreign policy deportation power \u003ca href=\"https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/7d4e4b335fe40d9e/7f7043c8-full.pdf\">should be used “sparingly” \u003c/a>and “not merely because there is a likelihood that an alien will make critical remarks about the United States or its policies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been rarely, rarely used,” Van Der Hout said. “It is completely \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-khalil-case-and-the-difference-lawful-permanent-resident-status-makes\">outrageous\u003c/a> that they are using this type of statute to go after Mahmoud in this case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the years, Van Der Hout has litigated a number of nationally significant cases — and he said Khalil’s case echoes one from nearly four decades ago. In that case, which went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the attorney represented a group of pro-Palestinian activists in Los Angeles, dubbed the LA-8, who the Reagan administration was trying to deport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They basically used the same facts: ‘You’re speaking out against U.S. policy in the Middle East, speaking out in support of Palestinian groups overseas,’” he said. “We eventually won that case, but it took 20 years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fast forward to today, and a similar argument is playing out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly after Khalil’s arrest, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” saying the government had the right to deport student visa holders, as well as green-card holders like Khalil, for their protest activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t need these people in our country. We never should have allowed them in in the first place,” he said. “If you are in this country to promote Hamas, to promote terrorist organizations, to participate in vandalism, to participate in acts of rebellion and riots on campus, we never would have let you in if we had known that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040214\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250514-IMMIGRATIONLAWYER-02-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group photo of those involved in the ‘Los Angeles Eight’ case sits on the desk of veteran immigration lawyer Marc Van Der Hout at his San Francisco office on May 14, 2025. Van Der Hout led the defense in this decades-long case challenging the government’s attempt to deport Palestinian activists for their political views. This legal fight affirmed First Amendment rights for immigrants and now shapes his defense of Mahmoud Khalil. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nyclu.org/uploads/2025/03/04122025-Exhibit-Rubio-Determination.pdf\">memo\u003c/a> to the Department of Homeland Security, Rubio cited the rarely-used 1990 immigration statute and declared that Khalil was deportable because his presence in the U.S. would “compromise a compelling foreign policy interest” as a result of his participation in “antisemitic protests and disruptive activities, which fosters a hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The memo was the only evidence the government submitted to the Louisiana immigration judge Jamee Comans in pressing for Khalil to be deported. And the judge did not allow Khalil’s legal team to present evidence in his defense at an April 10 hearing, Van Der Hout said. Instead, Comans swiftly ruled in the government’s favor, saying she had no authority to question Rubio’s determination. Comans’ ruling is not yet final, and she has set a second hearing in the immigration case for May 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Der Hout said the government’s logic is unfounded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Really, what they’re saying is, if you criticize Israel, you’re antisemitic. And that’s basically what this case is about,” he said. “I’m Jewish, and I’ve criticized Israel many times for what it’s done to the Palestinian people, and that is not antisemitic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added that Khalil has worked with Jewish groups and spoken out against antisemitism on Columbia’s campus. As evidence, several Jewish Columbia students submitted letters to the court testifying that they consider Khalil an ally, not an antagonist.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A First Amendment Battle With Trump\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What the case against Khalil is really about is free speech, Van Der Hout said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s very frightening, and the American public should be very, very concerned that this administration is trying to restrict free speech — no matter whose it is,” he said. “Everybody in the United States, no matter what their status… is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. That is absolutely clear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has called Khalil a “national security threat” and suggested the First Amendment does not protect his actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Can you stand at a movie theater and yell ‘Fire?’ Can you slander someone verbally? Free speech has limitations,” \u003ca href=\"https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2025/03/13/experts-weight-in-on-pushing-the-limits-on-the-first-amendment\">he said\u003c/a> in the days after Khalil’s arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Khalil’s free speech argument is central to the case before U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz in New Jersey. Farbiarz, a Biden appointee, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nyclu.org/court-cases/mahmoud-khalil-v-donald-j-trump\">considering a habeas corpus petition\u003c/a> charging that Khalil’s arrest and detention are unconstitutional violations of his rights and that the government is retaliating against him for his political views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though similar issues arose in the LA-8 case and a couple of others over the years, they were ultimately decided on other grounds, and the question of whether a green card holder can be deported for First Amendment-protected activity hasn’t been squarely settled, UCLA Law Professor Hiroshi Motomura said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a lot of the Trump administration immigration initiatives, they’re pushing things further than other administrations, and so you have issues that haven’t been in the courts before,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the free speech concerns, Motomura described the case against Khalil as part of a sea change in the country’s approach to immigration. He said the Trump administration is trying to redefine \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-american-people-against-invasion/\">immigrants as “invaders,”\u003c/a> undermining American society, in order to expel them. And it’s sowing doubt among green card holders about how permanent their legal status really is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Trump Administration is saying to these folks, ‘Oh, you thought you were on the inside. You thought you were just about American. But guess what? You’re not.’” Motomura said. “What the administration is trying to do is a really radical intervention in all notions of who belongs and who doesn’t and how we think about this country. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Editor’s note:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cem> This story is part of \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/youthtakeover\">\u003cem>KQED’s Youth Takeover\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>. Throughout the month, we’re publishing content by high school students from all over the Bay Area.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ted Iijima presented me with two of the best gifts of my life in December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, a Ziploc bag of six \u003cem>hoshigaki,\u003c/em> which are candy-sweet, Japanese-style dried persimmons. Second, a rich history about how his Japanese American family has lived in — and served — the United States for generations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iijima is a third-generation Japanese American and son of Shori Iijima, a World War II veteran who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an infantry unit made up almost entirely of American-born sons of Japanese immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Four of Iijima’s uncles also served in the 442nd, and a fifth served in the top-secret \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/military-intelligence-service-translators-interpreters\">Military Intelligence Service\u003c/a>. Iijima honors their service by volunteering as a docent at the USS Hornet’s 442nd Nisei Exhibit in Alameda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iijima, 75, guided me through the exhibit’s diverse artifacts. For example, the back room of the museum boasts six garlands of origami cranes folded from paper American flags. In Japanese culture, origami cranes came to symbolize peace, resilience and healing after a young survivor of the World War II atomic bombing developed leukemia and folded 1,300 paper birds before her death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sitting near the cranes for our interview, Iijima was decked out in an American battleship baseball cap and his Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans sweater vest. He spoke passionately about his family’s history with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion that preceded it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038997\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-34-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-34-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-34-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-34-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-34-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-34-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-34-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on May 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As he spoke and I listened, I was stunned to learn that 14,000 men became the most highly decorated military unit in U.S. history — according to the Army — in just four years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The soldiers, who averaged 5-foot-3 and 125 pounds, were swift fighters and emerged victorious from battles once thought impossible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Japanese American families like Iijima’s inspired me to create a documentary film that explored the unique past of the 100th and 442nd soldiers. I learned that the 100th was originally a segregated unit of second-generation Japanese American men, or \u003cem>Nisei\u003c/em>, from Hawaii.[aside postID=news_12021919 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250115_JapaneseAmericanActivism_GC-47-1020x680.jpg']After witnessing the success of the 100th, then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced the formation of the 442nd, a larger unit of Nisei soldiers. As the Nisei fought, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">over 120,000 people with Japanese ancestry were incarcerated\u003c/a>, mainly on the West Coast in remote camps with harsh climes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iijima’s Oakland-born father, as well as other Japanese Americans, were accused of spying for the Japanese Empire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality was all these places were terrible. They were miles from the closest town. It was below freezing in the winter. It was near 100 every day in the summertime, and there was dust everywhere,” Iijima said, describing what his parents had shared with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many Japanese Americans felt blindsided and developed complex feelings about patriotism. Few Japanese American men initially volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, so the U.S. military issued a loyalty questionnaire to second-generation Nisei.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty, wherever ordered?” was question No. 27 on the survey. The subsequent question: “Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any and all attacks by foreign and domestic forces, and forswear any form of allegiance or disobedience to the Japanese Emperor, or any other foreign government, power, or organization?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038994\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ted Iijima, 75, holds a photo of four out of the eight remaining soldiers of World War II’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, in the Nisei exhibit at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on May 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Iijima, most Nisei were unaware of who the emperor of Japan even was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young men who answered “no” to questions No. 27 and 28 on the survey were dubbed the “\u003ca href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/No-no_boys/\">no-no boys\u003c/a>” and sent to the Tule Lake Segregation Center, while those who answered “yes” were drafted into the military.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 100th and 442nd fought with great intensity, demonstrating their loyalty and patriotism. Many, tragically, sacrificed their lives, earning the 100th the title of “The Purple Heart Battalion.”[aside postID=news_12037263 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/030_KQED_JFKHighSchoolRichmond_05182023_qed-1020x680.jpg']“Many of [the Japanese American soldiers] came back with either mental injuries or physical injuries that prevented them from living a full life. Today, we call it PTSD. Many of them [had] missing legs, arms, eyesight, ears, whatever the case may be,” Iijima told me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But that’s what it took to prove their loyalty.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While working on my documentary, I interviewed several descendants of 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team soldiers. The Nisei soldiers’ service and sacrifice should be an inspirational story for all Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But just days after finishing the first draft of my 10-minute film, President Donald Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034699/racial-justice-advocates-stay-course-dei-faces-mounting-attacks\">anti-DEI executive order\u003c/a> resulted in the United States Army removing the Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Heritage page from its website. The story of the 442nd seemed to have vanished from America’s official military history, including images and video clips that I had included in my film that were suddenly inaccessible online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, after advocacy work from Japanese American organizations and politicians from Hawaii, the page was restored a day later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12038999 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ted Iijima, a docent with the Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans, walks onto the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on May 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Deleting important history \u003cem>was\u003c/em> harmful — not just for Japanese Americans, but for all Americans. Not many know about the Nisei soldiers. As I worked on the documentary, I would tell people at my high school about my research, and just one person knew about the 100th or 442nd before I explained it to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was my U.S. history teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of how important diverse stories are for our nation, I am concerned about Trump’s attempt to criminalize and demonize DEI initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Trump has asserted that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are discriminatory and problematic, I believe that my experience learning about the 442nd provides a counterexample.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this story, I realized that being an American is more than waving a flag. As a young, third-generation American of Taiwanese descent, I sometimes feel disconnected from my American nationality. Yet, the 100th and 442nd have inspired me to demonstrate my deep love for my country by dedicating myself to tangible, serious actions that uplift my fellow citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038990\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uniforms of soldiers with World War II’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, are displayed at the Nisei exhibit inside the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on May 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The most patriotic action, I have learned, is fighting for the American ideals of liberty and justice for all. For Iijima’s relatives, this fight meant physically putting themselves on the battlefields of Italy, France and Germany. Today, pursuing this task can take many forms — from volunteering and voting to self-education and social activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The men of the 100th and 442nd — and their families who stayed behind — remind me to love my country even when it doesn’t love me back, to serve when its leaders fail my loved ones and to trust that future generations may learn about today’s fight for social progress in a museum exhibit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iijima told me that his relatives dedicated themselves to defending America in spite of being stripped of their freedoms back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re fighting for America, even if you don’t like what America has done to your people or to you personally,” he said. “You’re an American, and so you’re going to fight for America even if you don’t like [it]. It’s the only country that you have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>After witnessing the success of the 100th, then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced the formation of the 442nd, a larger unit of Nisei soldiers. As the Nisei fought, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">over 120,000 people with Japanese ancestry were incarcerated\u003c/a>, mainly on the West Coast in remote camps with harsh climes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iijima’s Oakland-born father, as well as other Japanese Americans, were accused of spying for the Japanese Empire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reality was all these places were terrible. They were miles from the closest town. It was below freezing in the winter. It was near 100 every day in the summertime, and there was dust everywhere,” Iijima said, describing what his parents had shared with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many Japanese Americans felt blindsided and developed complex feelings about patriotism. Few Japanese American men initially volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, so the U.S. military issued a loyalty questionnaire to second-generation Nisei.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty, wherever ordered?” was question No. 27 on the survey. The subsequent question: “Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any and all attacks by foreign and domestic forces, and forswear any form of allegiance or disobedience to the Japanese Emperor, or any other foreign government, power, or organization?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038994\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-16-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ted Iijima, 75, holds a photo of four out of the eight remaining soldiers of World War II’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, in the Nisei exhibit at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on May 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Iijima, most Nisei were unaware of who the emperor of Japan even was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young men who answered “no” to questions No. 27 and 28 on the survey were dubbed the “\u003ca href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/No-no_boys/\">no-no boys\u003c/a>” and sent to the Tule Lake Segregation Center, while those who answered “yes” were drafted into the military.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 100th and 442nd fought with great intensity, demonstrating their loyalty and patriotism. Many, tragically, sacrificed their lives, earning the 100th the title of “The Purple Heart Battalion.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Many of [the Japanese American soldiers] came back with either mental injuries or physical injuries that prevented them from living a full life. Today, we call it PTSD. Many of them [had] missing legs, arms, eyesight, ears, whatever the case may be,” Iijima told me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But that’s what it took to prove their loyalty.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While working on my documentary, I interviewed several descendants of 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team soldiers. The Nisei soldiers’ service and sacrifice should be an inspirational story for all Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But just days after finishing the first draft of my 10-minute film, President Donald Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12034699/racial-justice-advocates-stay-course-dei-faces-mounting-attacks\">anti-DEI executive order\u003c/a> resulted in the United States Army removing the Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Heritage page from its website. The story of the 442nd seemed to have vanished from America’s official military history, including images and video clips that I had included in my film that were suddenly inaccessible online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, after advocacy work from Japanese American organizations and politicians from Hawaii, the page was restored a day later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12038999 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-1-KQED-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ted Iijima, a docent with the Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans, walks onto the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on May 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Deleting important history \u003cem>was\u003c/em> harmful — not just for Japanese Americans, but for all Americans. Not many know about the Nisei soldiers. As I worked on the documentary, I would tell people at my high school about my research, and just one person knew about the 100th or 442nd before I explained it to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was my U.S. history teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of how important diverse stories are for our nation, I am concerned about Trump’s attempt to criminalize and demonize DEI initiatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though Trump has asserted that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are discriminatory and problematic, I believe that my experience learning about the 442nd provides a counterexample.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this story, I realized that being an American is more than waving a flag. As a young, third-generation American of Taiwanese descent, I sometimes feel disconnected from my American nationality. Yet, the 100th and 442nd have inspired me to demonstrate my deep love for my country by dedicating myself to tangible, serious actions that uplift my fellow citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12038990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12038990\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250505_YTCOMMENTARY_GC-5-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uniforms of soldiers with World War II’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, are displayed at the Nisei exhibit inside the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on May 5, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The most patriotic action, I have learned, is fighting for the American ideals of liberty and justice for all. For Iijima’s relatives, this fight meant physically putting themselves on the battlefields of Italy, France and Germany. Today, pursuing this task can take many forms — from volunteering and voting to self-education and social activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The men of the 100th and 442nd — and their families who stayed behind — remind me to love my country even when it doesn’t love me back, to serve when its leaders fail my loved ones and to trust that future generations may learn about today’s fight for social progress in a museum exhibit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iijima told me that his relatives dedicated themselves to defending America in spite of being stripped of their freedoms back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’re fighting for America, even if you don’t like what America has done to your people or to you personally,” he said. “You’re an American, and so you’re going to fight for America even if you don’t like [it]. It’s the only country that you have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:35 p.m. Wednesday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s fiscal outlook has taken a turn for the worse, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gavin-newsom\">Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> said as he unveiled an updated 2025–26 state budget plan on Wednesday with a projected $11.9 billion shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor said President Donald Trump’s tariffs and market volatility, combined with rising state health care costs, have derailed what appeared to be a relatively \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12020389/newsom-projects-slight-budget-surplus-with-focus-on-saving-accountability\">healthy budget\u003c/a> just a few months ago. In response, he is proposing cuts that include scaling back the state’s offer of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12031544/providing-health-care-for-immigrants-is-costing-california-more-than-expected-is-coverage-at-risk\">health insurance\u003c/a> to low-income undocumented immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And he pledged to continue pushing back against the president’s agenda in court. California has already filed more than a dozen lawsuits against this Trump administration, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12036199/trumps-tariffs-could-wreck-californias-economy-the-state-is-suing\">including one last month targeting the tariffs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is under assault,” Newsom said, arguing that the uncertainty caused by the tariffs, in particular, has made it difficult to plan ahead. “The impacts of these tariffs … are being felt disproportionately in the fourth-largest economy in the world that has so much goods, volume and trade.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s proposal kicks off a month of high-stakes negotiations with leaders of the state Legislature, which must pass a budget plan by June 15. In a statement, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas echoed the governor’s blame of Trump for revenue shortfalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Assembly will thoroughly review the Governor’s May budget revision during public hearings, and we will continue to stand up to the chaotic actions of Trump and his Republican allies,” Rivas said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11753593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11753593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/06/RS5067_NurseChecksBloodPressure-e1747249186287.jpg\" alt=\"As part of a budget deal, low-income adults between the ages of 19 and 25 living in California illegally could become eligible for California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under the governor’s plan, Medi-Cal will stop enrolling new undocumented immigrants starting Jan. 1. Those already covered can keep their benefits, but adults over 18 will face a $100 monthly premium beginning in 2027. \u003ccite>(David McNew/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Under the governor’s plan, Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for Californians with low incomes or disabilities, will stop enrolling new undocumented adults beginning on Jan. 1. Californians without legal status currently on the program will maintain coverage, but beginning in 2027, enrollees older than 18 will be charged a $100 monthly premium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We believe that people should have some skin in the game as it relates to contributions,” Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The changes will save the state an estimated $5.4 billion by 2028–29, but advocates for immigrants are already warning that they will result in hundreds of thousands of Californians losing health care coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are outraged,” said Joshua Stehlik, policy director for the California Immigrant Policy Center. “We feel like the governor is abandoning his legacy with this proposed rollback.”[aside postID=news_12039730 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/080924-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEP-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“It feels like a particularly difficult moment to target vulnerable immigrants when they’re under such relentless attacks by the Trump administration,” Stehlik added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans in the state legislature said Newsom should have acted earlier to rein in healthcare spending on undocumented Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I urged the governor to immediately freeze his reckless Medi-Cal expansion for illegal immigrants a year and a half ago, before it buried our healthcare system and bankrupted the state,” said Senate Republican Leader Brian Jones in a statement. “Had he listened, we wouldn’t be in this crisis — breaking promises, scrambling for loans, and cutting services for legal Californians just to keep this broken program afloat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom blamed Trump’s increased tariffs for what he dubbed a “Trump Slump” in the stock market. California’s progressive tax system leaves the state’s revenue heavily reliant on high-income earners and especially vulnerable to dips in the market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor said Trump’s protectionist policies have led to an estimated $16 billion decline in state revenues through the next fiscal year — $10 billion of it from losses in expected capital gains tax. And he cited declines in tourism and port activity as further evidence of how the president’s trade policy is hurting the Golden State.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12034427\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12034427\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-4.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-4-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled “Make America Wealthy Again” at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. \u003ccite>(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As Trump has eased the tariffs he announced in early April, major stock indexes have recovered their losses, with the S&P 500 returning to positive territory for the year this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the April downturn, an extended surge in the stock market had filled California’s budget coffers. Newsom’s initial January spending plan projected a modest $363 million surplus and no spending cuts — although the governor proposed using $7.1 billion from the state’s rainy day reserve fund.[aside postID=science_1996769 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/05/DeltaGetty-1020x574.jpg']During a two-hour press conference announcing his spending plan, Newsom pinned responsibility for revenue declines on Trump’s trade agenda, but maintained he was “not blaming the president for the deficit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I certainly am attaching those revenue concerns directly to the activities of the administration, unquestionable,” Newsom said. “But not the totality of the deficit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the downturn in revenues, Newsom labeled the current deficit “pretty mild,” as it accounts for just 5.8% of the total $226 billion general fund budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the budget picture could get worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans in Congress are considering a budget bill that cuts funding to programs such as Medicaid, which is paid for jointly by the federal government and states. Those cuts could require Newsom and legislative leaders to amend their spending plan later this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re talking about significant revisions to the state budget in August,” said Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget & Policy Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12030841\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12030841\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2201320740.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2201320740.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2201320740-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2201320740-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2201320740-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2201320740-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/GettyImages-2201320740-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A “Save Medicaid” sign is affixed to the podium for the House Democrats’ press event to oppose the Republicans’ budget on the House steps of the Capitol on Feb. 25, 2024. \u003ccite>(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc., via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One proposal in the current House spending plan would reduce federal Medicaid funding to states, such as California, that provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants. That change could cost California $27 billion between 2028 and 2034, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/house-republican-bill-would-cut-medicaid-funding-to-states-providing-own-health\">an estimate\u003c/a> from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As governor, Newsom has pushed the expansion of Medi-Cal to cover California residents regardless of legal status. 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