Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings after protests escalated on January 8. Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts. Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0

I am not reading that yet. It is still the holidays.

Ok so they’re really really really gonna start enforcing the Real ID, y’all. Feb 1. If you have a passport card though or passport book, you’re OK via @TravelGov

Any donation, whether it’s $5 or $500, can help us continue this vital coverage. You can make a tax-deductible contribution at: Givebutter.com/shapethefutureoflocalnews Thanks for supporting Daylight!

Looking ahead to 2026, we know this is a topic we must continue to cover heavily. You’ve told us that by making our immigration work among our most-read stories this year. We hope that as we continue to grow — with your support — we will be able to tell even more of these needed stories.

We hosted a community conversation where people doing grassroots community work could share their experiences, and where we all had the chance to think through gaps in support and ways they could be filled.

@bgirledukate.bsky.social questioned the San Diego Police Department when its officers showed up during immigration enforcement operations. With guidance from experts, she put together a guide for people with upcoming court hearings or ICE check-ins about how to prepare for possible detention.

Daylight has been right there with you, witnessing, documenting and offering those affected a chance to speak.

San Diegans have pushed back, standing with people at their court hearings and check-ins, visiting detention centers, patrolling neighborhoods to notify residents about Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and raising mutual aid funds to help families whose breadwinners are detained.

From court hallway arrests to neighborhood raids, from detaining people on the verge of getting green cards to shutting out asylum seekers, the federal government has pressured San Diego immigrants to give up their lives here and leave. givebutter.com/shapethefutu...

This is horrifying, from @bgirledukate.bsky.social. So much for wanting only immigrants who “did things the right way.”

Allyship with the LGBTQ+ community is a year-round commitment, but when it comes to the holiday season, some extra support from supportive friends, families and community members can help make this time more comfortable and affirming for LGBTQ+ individuals. www.daylightsandiego.org/holiday-how-...

CA Attorney General Rob Bonta finds unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the newly opened California City ICE detention center run by CoreCivic. CoreCivic has said they're following all fed regs. DOJ staff finds some detainees have to spend 23-24 hours a day in their housing unit.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in San Diego have started arresting yet another group of people showing up to appointments they were asked to attend — the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program. Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-in-san-d...

"'We left because of fear,' he said. 'Now fear is following us.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

Today my Beyond the Border subscription renewed and I have to say it was worth every penny last year so I highly recommend you subscribing as well beyondthebordernews.substack.com

New #BorderReport from @bgirledukate.bsky.social for @voiceofsandiego.org with more details about how we are making life miserable for immigrants *following the rules*. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/12/01/b...

Letter from Reps. Jacobs, Vargas and Levin about ICE’s new policy detaining foreign-born spouses of U.S. citizens at their USCIS green-card appointments:

"Many of the third-country nationals deported to Mexico are Cubans who had green cards to live permanently in the U.S." "He talks to his wife every day. He still hopes to be able to return to his life with her." "I have to endure." #USA #Mexico #Cuba #Asylum #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

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In a new escalation of immigration arrests in San Diego, ICE officers detained people at their green card interviews this week. Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social: www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-ic...

Volunteers with Detention Resistance have kept meticulous notes about the detentions and day-to-day changes happening around the San Diego Immigration Court and ICE offices. Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/timeline-wha...

"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong." Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror" www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...

*The rule, which went into effect this month, prohibits a wide range of activities, and activists fear the Trump administration will use the regulation to cover up misconduct by immigration officials* by @bgirledukate.bsky.social November 12, 2025 prospect.org/2025/11/12/h...

Trump ended deportation protections for South Sudanese immigrants, prioritized asylum for white South Africans, and threatened to invade Nigeria. It’s all part of the Christian nationalist playbook.

Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them. There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.

"They humiliate us." "Many people recently deported on flights told Capital & Main that the U.S. government had taken their phones, and they struggled with the little money that they had to find their way out of being stranded in a city they did not know." #USA #Mexico #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Californians will decide whether to redistrict during the Nov. 4 election. Registered voters across the state have received mail-in ballots, on which they’ll decide whether to change the state’s congressional district maps. www.daylightsandiego.org/prop-50-cali...

Read more from @bgirledukate.bsky.social, and watch the video produced by @brittanycf.bsky.social to learn more

After reports of increased detentions at the ICE offices in downtown San Diego leading to overcrowded conditions in the basement holding cells of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building, Reps. Juan Vargas and Scott Peters showed up Monday morning to inspect the facilities. ICE turned them away.

People in ICE custody are facing invasive strip searches after loved ones visit them. @bgirledukate.bsky.social reports from the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego: capitalandmain.com/people-in-ic...

"I'm not OK. I'm scared. I'm in my country. I don't feel safe." "Ali didn't know the U.S. government was deporting him to Yemen until the plane that officials put him on landed in Egypt in June." "I'm hiding, and I'm afraid they'll find me." #USA #Yemen #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

WGN-TV producer hires attorney to 'pursue all legal actions' after ICE detention www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/w...

Kate Morrissey: @bgirledukate.bsky.social -------------------------------------- Capital & Main: @capitalandmain.bsky.social Donate to Capital & Main: capitalandmain.com/support-real...

Wow, via @bgirledukate.bsky.social

Some people in ICE custody are being strip searched following in-person visits with their loved ones. Other detainees have opted out of in-person visitation because they don’t want to take off all their clothes in front of a guard. By @bgirledukate.bsky.social: capitalandmain.com/people-in-ic...

Communities across San Diego County are gearing up for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an annual recognition of Native traditions, culture, art and history. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-ho...

Last week, volunteers saw shipments of mats and sweatpants going down to the basement. Some people have reported spending as many as three days there before ICE transferred them to a long-term detention facility. Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-in-san-d...

Officials told one attorney after detaining her client that they planned to call in and detain everyone. They said the order came from Washington, D.C.

Volunteers noticed an uptick in detentions at the San Diego ICE office on Thursday, and officers detained at least 11 people who came for appointments. www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-in-san-d...

Immigration courts used to close for nondetained cases during government shutdowns, but this time it's different. Here's what that looks like at the San Diego Immigration Court.

What does the shut down mean for immigration courts in San Diego? They're still operating even though employees won't be paid. Read our newsletter by @bgirledukate.bsky.social for more on the shut down's effects in San Diego. www.daylightsandiego.org/newsletter-i...

@bgirledukate.bsky.social's latest Border Report spotlights Immigration and Customs Enforcement's test of an unorthodox new deportation tactic.

A collective known as the San Diego Bike Brigade is training bicyclists and e-bike riders to watch for signs of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity around school zones. www.daylightsandiego.org/bicycle-volu...

Read more from @bgirledukate.bsky.social: www.daylightsandiego.org/bicycle-volu...

if the state of journalism and its capture by the right wing also has you in despair, a real, tangible thing you can do to push back is support/subscribe to worker-owned indie news media!! @coyotemedia.org (bay area) @51st.news (dc) @racketmn.com (mn) @autonomynews.co @505omatic.bsky.social (nm)

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Immigrants in ICE custody are being transferred to facilities further away from family and their lawyers. One group of detainees ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call. Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/ice-is-trans...

ICE Is Transferring People in Its Custody Away From Family, Lawyers Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/ice-is-trans...

Read more by @bgirledukate.bsky.social: www.daylightsandiego.org/federal-gove...