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Inside an Orange County immigration court. What it reveals about the Trump Administration’s changing policies

As the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown continues, we explore what’s happening on the legal side of immigration enforcement. One group of court observers at the Santa Ana Immigration Court is trying to help immigrants and asylum-seekers who appear there get a fair sho ...  Show more

After disasters, California mandates timely reports. Why it matters that more than 100 of them are years overdue

Catastrophic fires are becoming more and more common across California. After-action reports about the fires and other disasters can help officials prevent past mistakes. But the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, or CalOES, has failed to deliver legally mandated ...  Show more

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