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SAN DIEGO — Given the Trump administration's failure to comply with the July 10 reunification deadline for children under 5, the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal court to order the government to:
LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday, a federal court in California reaffirmed its class action ruling that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department unlawfully detained thousands of suspected immigrants on the basis of unconstitutional requests from ICE known as immigration detainers.
SAN DIEGO — A federal court said the Trump administration must adhere to reunification deadlines for children forcibly separated from their parents or face possible punishment.
SACRAMENTO — A federal court today upheld the California Values Act, which ensures that police and sheriffs do not indiscriminately help ICE round up and deport immigrants in California.