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Haitians In Tijuana Look Back At A Decade Of Displacement Following 2010 Earthquake
- Jan. 14
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
Ten years ago this past Sunday, Haiti was rocked by an earthquake that left at least 100,000 people dead. Since, thousands of Haitians have come to America's southern border, only to find themselves marooned in Tijuana.
Jewish Family Service Migrant Shelter Moved To Different Facility
- Jan. 13
- By City News Service
The nonprofit organization's lease with the county of San Diego to operate the shelter out of a county-owned property concluded at the end of 2019.
White House Considering Dramatic Expansion Of Travel Ban
- Jan. 10
- By Associated Press
The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations.
‘Brain Waste’: Highly Skilled Immigrants Struggle To Fill Workforce Gaps
- Jan. 8
- Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED
As a greater proportion of college-educated immigrants flock to California, they face barriers to getting good jobs — a “brain waste” estimated to cost California and other states billions of dollars per year in lost individual earnings and tax revenues.
US Starts Sending Asylum Seekers Across Arizona Border
- Jan. 3
- By Associated Press
The U.S. government on Thursday began sending asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings that will be scheduled roughly 350 miles (563 kilometers) away in Juarez, Mexico.
After 30 Years Building Life In America, San Diego Woman Deported Again To Mexico
- Jan. 2
- By Matt Hoffman
A mother from Mexico who illegally entered the country more than three decades ago was deported to Tijuana Thursday.
Japanese Latin Americans Interned In WWII See Injustice For Migrants Today
- Dec. 30, 2019
- Julie Small / KQED
It turns out that the U.S. government had pressured Latin American governments to turn over legal residents and even citizens of Japanese, German or Italian ancestry, ostensibly to protect the southern hemisphere from invasion.
Roundtable: Top Stories Of 2019
- Dec. 27, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
We look back at some of the biggest stories from the past year with our panel of San Diego journalists.
Business Report: What To Watch In 2020
- Dec. 27, 2019
- By Bennett Lacy, Maya Trabulsi
A look ahead to 2020 and the national economic outlook, plus the major business stories to follow locally in the year ahead.
US Awards Immigration Detention Contracts In California
- Dec. 24, 2019
- By Associated Press
The Trump administration awarded billions of dollars in contracts for private companies to operate immigration detention centers in California —- less than two weeks before a new state law takes effect to prohibit them.