Enterprise Reporter

Jesse Alejandro Cottrell

Salvador had lived in Sonoma County for 28 years when he was arrested on his way to work, then sent to Texas. New rules stranded him there.

California City in Kern County has become home to the state’s largest ICE detention center. Its mayor is struggling to do anything about it.

An unusual program providing attorneys for unrepresented asylum seekers is facing its greatest test.

“The tactics being used in this country — arrests, raids, fear-based policies — are not just cruel, they are un-American,” Lurie said.

In an era of fear for undocumented immigrants, Wednesday’s ceremony offered a moment of grace.