Matta, elected in 2017, is the first Latino mayor in the city’s 25-year history. He has also been an outspoken supporter of sanctuary city policies, which have become a subject of national division and presidential ire.
Huntington Beach, Aliso Viejo, and Escondido all joined the fight against Sacramento this week. Costa Mesa looked poised to do the same.
A small city in Orange County has become the first to exempt itself from California’s sanctuary state law.
Twenty-nine jurisdictions received new letters from the Justice Department Wednesday warning them that they’re in danger of losing federal grant money unless they prove they’re in compliance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1373.
A bill limiting California’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities is headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.
California became the first state in the nation to sue the Trump Administration over his its sanctuary city policies on Monday. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed the suit in U.S.
Why the four cities were targeted remains a mystery.
Cudahy has become a flashpoint in the debate over sanctuary cities.
Advocates and opponents of Cudahy’s sanctuary city policies lined up to speak, shout, and -- in some cases -- hurl insults at a raucous city council meeting Tuesday.