ImmDef In The News

LOS ANGELES, CA - On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Barbara, affirming that America remains a place where every child born here is recognized as an equal citizen under the U.S. Constitution and that this right cannot be erased by a xenophobic, partisan agenda.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06/29/26 Contact: media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615 ImmDef Praises Governor Newsom and California Legislature for Additional $100M Commitment to Defend Californians from Mass Deportations The Governor earmarked $20M to put lawyers in immigration courtrooms and give detained Californians a fighting chance to remain united with their families. SACRAMENTO, CA. - ImmDef applauds Governor Newsom for signing the 2026–2027 California state budget, which

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06/25/2026 Contact: media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615 ImmDef Applauds San Diego County's $13.2M Commitment to Due Process for All Investment into the Immigrant Defense Legal Program becomes the largest investment by a County to support access to legal services for detained immigrants SAN DIEGO, CA - On Thursday, June 25, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved $13.2 million to ensure that community members facing deportation are not fo

LOS ANGELES, CA - Today the Supreme Court released two devastating immigration opinions. In Mullin v. Doe, the Court gave the Trump administration sweeping authority to terminate lifesaving Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti and Syria despite ongoing violence, political collapse, and humanitarian disaster in both countries.

LOS ANGELES, CA - Kyon Shakeel Swaso, a leading organizer of the ongoing hunger strike at Adelanto ICE prison, has been deported to Belize after a series of unlawful transfers to various detention facilities in Texas and Louisiana. The hunger strike began in response to the California Department of Justice report on the conditions of California detention centers. His deportation comes just 11 days after he publicly raised concerns about conditions within the facility.