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Thousands of Salvadoran immigrants nationwide faced uncertainty after the federal government failed to decide by a Wednesday deadline whether to extend or terminate their longtime temporary protections against deportation.
The Department of Homeland Security has not yet announced whether it will end or extend Temporary Protected Status for some 170,000 Salvadorans, including 36,000 in California.
Rafael Vela Gonzalez was taken by ICE from his Silver Lake home in January. His health has rapidly declined in the eight months he’s spent in detention.
Sylvia Velazquez’s shrine to the Virgin Mary in her South Los Angeles home was once adorned with a mug, pencils and an agenda from Alexandra Lozano’s law firm — an image of Lozano’s long, blond hair, her signature red lipstick and her wide smile stamped on the branded merchandise.
Immigration law scams surged in the past year and a half, since the Trump administration’s crackdown resulted in thousands of new cases flooding the court system, attorneys and immigrant aid groups say.
At risk of personal repercussion, nearly 80 day laborers gathered at a Pasadena workshop where they learned about legal assistance and resources.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement released its first batch of detention data since early April. Detentions dropped after the raids intensified in January, but surged once again in June.
Wilber Urbina Garcia was detained by ICE a day after his high school graduation. He spent the next 16 days in detention, anxious over his future in the country and his mother’s well-being.
Mega master hearings have packed immigration courtrooms nationwide for the past two months, typically scheduling around 100 cases at one time. The confusion inside the courts has caused many to miss their hearings, leading to default orders of removal.
Six inside the warehouse were arrested on outstanding warrants; the alleged gunman and hostage were not found.
