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Immigration arrests outside courthouses "are perfectly legal" but are "making us unsafe." That was the reaction Wednesday by the chief justice of the California Supreme Court to recent comments by the head of U.S. immigration enforcement.

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ICE Chief Thomas Homan And Sac Sheriff Scott Jones Met With Hostile Crowd At Forum, Defend Federal Immigration Policies

March 29, 2017

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief Thomas Homan was met with hostile words and emotions at a community forum organized by Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones Tuesday night. CapRadio's Ben Bradford was there and shares what he reported.

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Immigration

Sacramento Mayor Pushes ICE Official On Deportation Policies

March 28, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas Homan took questions about the working relationship between the two agencies at a public forum Tuesday night.

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Immigration

Brown Swipes Trump For Border Wall, Says California To Fight

March 26, 2017

California Gov. Jerry Brown likened President Donald Trump to a strongman whose goal of walling off the U.S.-Mexico border conjures other infamous barriers from the past.

Immigration

UC President To Send 'Strong' Message On Mexico Trip

March 24, 2017

University of California President Janet Napolitano is crossing the border next week with a message of friendship for Mexico: That America should not isolate its neighbor. She clearly hopes it will resonate in Washington, DC.

State Government

"Sanctuary State" Bill's Backers Put Senate Leader Between Rock And Hard Place

March 16, 2017 | Ben Adler

At a rally to support the “sanctuary state” bill at the California Capitol, the crowd tried to force the bill’s author, Democratic Senate Leader Kevin de León, to promise not to weaken it to get it passed. Things got awkward. Real awkward.

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Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De León Defends His 'Sanctuary State' Bill

March 16, 2017 | Chris Remington

Following a rally at the capitol on Wednesday for the California Values Act, Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León joins Insight to discuss why he believes SB 54 will make California cities safer and protect immigrant rights.

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Memoirist And Lost Boy John Dau Comes To Davis

March 14, 2017 | Chris Remington

John Dau was among tens of thousands of South Sudanese boys that traveled 12,000 miles escaping violence to a refugee camp in Kenya. Dau’s journey ended in Syracuse, New York where he now runs a health care non-profit in his home country.

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