Mojdeh Mahn, associate dean of learning resources and director of The Learning Center (TLC) at College of the Canyons, remembers the first time she stepped foot on campus as a 17-year-old. “I was scared to death because I couldn’t speak English,” recalled Mahn, who immigrated to the United...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, California State University, Northridge Central American and transborder studies professor Beatriz Cortez, an internationally recognized sculptor, wondered about other pandemics and their impact on the world. Her research led her to the sixth century Tierra Blanca Joven...

SAN FRANCISCO – In a swift response to White House plans to give greater weight to an immigrant’s use of public assistance when deciding whether to approve green card applications, two Bay Area counties called the so-called “public charge rule” unconstitutional in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. “The...

Two years ago, on the day after Thanksgiving, Almira Javier and her family were joking around during breakfast when her grandfather had a heart attack at the table. His sudden passing was a devastating blow to Javier and her family whose move to Valencia in 2014 was made possible thanks to his family-based...

By Matthew Renda SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump administration suffered a legal defeat at the Ninth Circuit on Thursday as a panel denied its attempt to prevent California from implementing sanctuary laws meant to protect residents from federal immigration enforcement officials. The three-judge panel ruled...

SAN SALVADOR – A week after President Trump announced cuts in federal aid to Central American countries, Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday became the first California governor to travel to the region, Newsom’s office said in a news release. Newsom will examine the root causes of migration and join...

SACRAMENTO – As a result of the court order secured by California, more than 373,000 Dreamers have had their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals renewal requests granted since January 2018, despite the federal government’s efforts to rescind the policy. state Attorney General Xavier Becerra said...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is leading a multistate amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by nonprofit legal services provider Al Otro Lado, challenging the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s practice of unlawfully denying individuals access to the asylum process at ports of...

SACRAMENTO – As a result of a court order secured by California, more than 187,000 Dreamers have been able to renew their deferred action and work authorization under DACA since January, according to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. This data was published in the latest quarterly report...

If you are a member of the U.S. House of Representatives with a private prison in your district, you are also more likely than your peers to co-sponsor punitive immigration legislation, according to a groundbreaking study by California State University, Northridge political science professor Jason Morin. Private...