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Immigration

Behind ‘Angel Island Project,’ a starry ensemble and dark history

Oakland Ballet Company enlists seven choreographers, 'Monkey King' composer to relate tales of Asian immigrant imprisonment.
Dance Aimée Ts'ao -
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At No Kings protest, war on Iran and Epstein files were big topics

'I don’t want to look back at this moment and think I was just watching Netflix,' said one of thousands of SF marchers.
Protest Emma Garcia -
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Immigration Buddhas and decolonizing play: Game devs still work to diversify industry

At GDC Festival of Gaming, diverse communities and gamers from other countries shared recent challenges.
Gaming Leah Isobel -
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How close are Lurie and SFPD to ICE?

Disturbing comments by (former) head of homeland security and SFPOA suggest more cooperation than the Sanctuary City ordinance allows
Immigration Tim Redmond -
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Protest

Protests, puppets, and a big Bad Bunny at Super Bowl LX

48 Hills -
Marchers decried ICE outside the stadium, while the Puerto Rican superstar represented the power of culture within.
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Protest

Watch: Protest in SF after ICE kills Alex Pretti

Emma Garcia -
Pretti, a Minneapolis ICU nurse, is the second person to be shot to death by ICE in the past month.
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Immigration

Drag queen snatched by ICE released with asylum: ‘It was terrible’

Emma Garcia -
Detained during Pride week at a routine immigration court date, Hilary Rivers is now home recovering from her traumatic ordeal.
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Immigration

Labor, community groups rally against Trump’s threats of an ICE invasion

JJ Lansing and Tim Redmond -
White House backs off—for the moment—but the community is organized and ready
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Immigration

How SF Democratic Party has become the right wing of the state party

Tim Redmond -
Chair of billionaire-backed DCCC slate tries to sideline a measure opposing the sharing of license plate data with ICE
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Immigration

Drag performer taken by ICE, morning after Pride Week pageant

Marke B. -
Hilary Rivers was detained during a scheduled immigration appointment in downtown SF after Miss & Mr. Safe Latino Pageant.
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Immigration

5,000 march against ICE in the Mission; where is Mayor Lurie?

Tim Redmond -
Opposition to Trump crackdown just keeps growing—and the mayor, activists say, is way too quiet
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Opinion

A tsunami of chaos and destruction, but there may be hope

Bruce Mirken -
There's a car salesman in the White House and an evil billionaire in your Social Security file, yet cracks are starting to show.
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Opinion

OPINION: How ICE is engaging in racist profiling

Tim Campbell -
ICE’s leadership is intentionally targeting communities with significant Latino populations simply to intimidate and terrorize people.
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Immigration

Recursos para las redadas de ICE

Tim Redmond -
No dejes que Trump genere miedo y pánico; hay ayuda disponible en SF
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Protest

Watch: Immigrant rights activists march in Mission

Andrew Brobst -
The protest for justice and equality comes after surprise Border Patrol raids in Bakersfield on the eve of Trump's Inauguration.
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LGBTQ

‘Standing united in our humanity’: Transgender Immigrants Day kicks off Trans Awareness Week

Marke B. -
A community facing attacks on two fronts from Trump resolves to keep SF a sanctuary that 'transcends borders.'
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Immigration

ICE randomly cuts off phone access to lawyers

Cami Dominguez -
People in detention lose key lifeline as advocates try to fight back.
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Opinion

Kamala Harris and America’s incapability to grapple with the ‘root cause’ of immigration

Ian Firstenberg -
The US approach to immigration—regardless of party perspective—reveals a fundamental failure of national politics.
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Dance

For 15 years, Lenora Lee Dance has tackled immigration and carceral trauma

Mary Carbonara -
Two new works highlight Chinese and Latin migrant experience in El Paso and California's prison-to-ICE detention pipeline.
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