In July of last year, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton issued an injunction barring Arizona police from enforcing part of a highly controversial law that purported to deal with illegal immigration. The law, which was protested widely both in Arizona and in California, gave police unprecedented freedom to arrest Arizona residents who they believe may be undocumented. Many who protested feared that the law would encourage racial profiling and discrimination. more ›

When it comes to immigration law and the many voices on every side of the equation, the "undocumented" are often referred to as "workers" and many of the high profile cases involve nannies and housekeepers. But wildly successful actresses? Not so often. In a recent interview with Spain's V magazine, Salma Hayek confessed that she was once an illegal immigrant in the U.S. for "a small period of time," according to ABC7. more ›

17 men and three women, all from Mexico, were stopped and arrested by border agents at around 3 a.m. today when they attempted to cross into the United States illegally via sea, reports LA Now. more ›

The Republican candidate for Governor of California is reaching out to Latino voters via Spanish-language radio commercials and billboards, including one that reads "No a la Proposici n 187 y no a la ley de Arizona," which translates to a pair of No's about our neighbor-state's new anti-illegal immigration law, reports the San Bernardino Sun. more ›

Today Orange County becomes the 120th county in the nation to join the Secure Communities program, which is "a national effort to identify and deport people who are in the country illegally and suspected of or convicted of committing crimes," according to the OC Register. more ›

Steve Poizner is scheduled to speak tonight on his second day of campaigning for the GOP gubernatorial ticket in the San Fernando Valley--an area of Los Angeles that is largely populated with Democrats, according to the Daily News. more ›

An immigrant rights' group has filed formal complaints against Santa Clarita Councilman Bob Kellar for remarks he made last month during an anti-illegal immigration rally, according to LA Now. The LA-based Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition sent letters to state Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley and the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging Kellar "breached the public’s trust... more ›