Univision Exclusive: Disparos en la Frontera (Shots on the Border)

Watch the Univision exclusive report on border brutality and shootings at the border. Journalist Victor Hugo Saavedra’s investigative work “Shots on the Border” (Disparos en la frontera) gathers testimonies from families of victims and rights advocates during a 2010 and 2011 wave of shootings and beatings, that left several civilians dead and increased tensions between civil society and Border Patrol agents. The cases remain under investigation and not a single agent has been disciplined....

EXCLUSIVE: Escondido woman obtains restraining order against Border Patrol agent

By EDWARD SIFUENTES esifuentes@nctimes.com North County Times An Escondido woman obtained a restraining order ---- which was later lifted ---- against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who she said harassed her and her family after he stopped to ask for her immigration status at a local gas station in October. In a sworn affidavit filed with the court, Aidee Arellano, 33, said the agent used foul and degrading language while she was detained; that the agent threatened to take her two young...

2012 All People’s Breakfast News Coverage

NCTimes.com - REGION: Prize-winning journalist speaks about being an illegal immigrant U-T San Diego - Breakfast revisits King's message U-T San Diego - 24th Annual All People's Breakfast Photo Gallery Yahoo! Noticias - Reconocen a indocumentado ganador del Pulitzer en acto por Luther King 10News.com - Annual All People's Breakfast Held Downtown EastCountyMagazine.org - EAST COUNTY ACTIVIST ESTELA DE LOS RIOS TO RECEIVE ASHLEY WALKER SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD JAN. 16 AT MARTIN LUTHER ...

Changing Traffic Checkpoints Laws To Affect Escondido

By Alison St John A new state law - AB 353 - that goes into effect in January will have a significant effect on cities like Escondido that impound cars for 30 days if the driver doesn’t have a license. Traffic checkpoints are used to deter drunk driving, but impounding vehicles of drivers without a license has raised thousands in fees for cities, and cost illegal immigrants dearly. A study by California Watch found Escondido has raised as much as $400,000 a year in fees from towing comp...

Study Illuminates Derth Of Lawyers In Immigration Courts

By Jill Replogle Less than half of all immigrants facing deportation proceedings have legal representation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A study spearheaded by a New York federal judge found that having legal representation is a major factor affecting whether an immigrant accused of violating federal immigration laws is deported. The other major factor is whether an immigrant is held in detention. The study looked at removal proceedings in local immigration courts from 2005...

Escondido Faces Ultimatum Over Latino Representation

By Alison St John The Escondido City Council was faced with an ultimatum this week: Change from citywide to district elections, or be sued. The council has adopted policies, such as traffic checkpoints, that some say target Latinos. Long-time Escondido resident Demetrio Gomez told the council it’s time to change the way city councilmembers are elected in order to give Latinos a better chance at fair representation. “Such a small percentage of the voters in Escondido are controlling b...