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SAN DIEGO – Today, several cities and certain unincorporated areas in San Diego County enacted curfews following demonstrations held to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., and the deaths of other African Americans killed by police officers throughout the country.
SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court today rejected a lawsuit that would have forced the governor to halt the transfer of individuals from state prisons and county jails to U.S.
SAN DIEGO — The first confirmed death in an ICE detention center from COVID-19 was reported today at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. Otay Mesa is run by the private, for-profit contractor, CoreCivic.
Sacramento – Today, the ACLU of California joined with 55 civil rights organizations across the state to send a clear message to the Assembly Privacy Committee, urging legislators to oppose a California bill that would legitimize the widespread use of harmful and unnecessary facial recognition on
SAN DIEGO – Today, Judge Dana Sabraw issued an order directing the federal government to release more than 50 medically vulnerable individuals who are in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Otay Mesa Detention Center.
SAN DIEGO – Today, the National Immigration Project (NIP-NLG), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC), America