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On a recent Wednesday at about noon, Aldo’s Mexican Restaurant in Delano was empty. There wasn’t any chatter or the sounds of sizzling carne asada on the stove, just the song Mejor Recuerda by Julión Álvarez playing in the background. “During the lunch hour, we used to always be busy, …

Two murders were allegedly committed by immigrants in the San Joaquin Valley last December, and some county sheriffs are blaming California’s “sanctuary state” law for the crimes. The day after Christmas in Stanislaus County, Newman City police officer Ronil Singh was shot and killed after pulling someone over who was …

It was just before 5 a.m. and four critically endangered wolves were tucked under a seat on a commercial flight from St. Louis to Arizona. The Mexican wolf puppies, one … Click to Continue »

FILLMORE, Calif. – Pushed by instinct and age, a fledgling California condor had been expected to step to the edge of its cliff-side cave sometime in December and make its … Click to Continue »

The Department of Justice sent letters to 29 so-called sanctuary cities on Wednesday, demanding officials show they are cooperating with immigration enforcement laws by Dec. 8. The targets include Washington, D.C., … Click to Continue »

Sanctuary cities have become a hot topic in recent months, but the modern movement began more than 30 years ago in Tucson, Arizona. … Click to Continue »

Livingston City Council on a split vote adopted a sanctuary city resolution during a contentious Tuesday night meeting. … Click to Continue »

A heated meeting ended Tuesday night at City Hall in Livingston with a divided council formally declaring the city a ‘sanctuary’ for undocumented immigrants, prompting cheering and hugging in the … Click to Continue »

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice will stop awarding grants to sanctuary cities, during Monday’s White House press briefing. “Unfortunately some states and cities have adopted policies designed to frustrate the enforcement of immigration laws,” Sessions said. “These policies violate federal law,” he said. … Click …

At a hearing on Senate Bill 54, which would prohibit California law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities, lawmakers on on Monday March 13, 2017 heard emotional testimony from both sides. Video courtesy of the California Senate. … Click to Continue »

Rev. Sharon Avril, pastor of Carter Memorial African Methodist Episcopalian Church in Fresno says the church will always protect the undocumented and that they have a plan if families seek sanctuary at the church’s doors. … Click to Continue »

Opponents of the Trump administration’s changing immigration policy held a news conference, one of a handful in the Central San Joaquin Valley, outside the Merced County Sheriff’s Office on Monday. … Click to Continue »

Speakers at a Merced town hall-style meeting this week asked city leaders to declare the town a “sanctuary city.” At least two residents asked the city leaders to consider the … Click to Continue »