EL PAÍS features the stories of three American families who arrived in the European country this year, in the face of the US’ downward spiral and the loss of freedoms: ‘Things are getting ugly’
California’s bid to redraw its districts is the first concrete step in the escalating conflict, and states from both parties are looking at following its lead
The DHS is asking the Supreme Court to halt a California judge’s order that banned arrests based on factors such as speaking Spanish or working in construction
The Democratic governors of California, Illinois, and New York threaten to respond to the state’s attempt to widen the Republicans’ advantage in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections
In California, around 2,300 dreamers enrolled in Covered California plans will be dropped at the end of August
The actress reprises the role that made her a teen icon alongside Lindsay Lohan in the ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel
Official data reveals that the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown has focused on the southern states over the past five months
A month and a half after 38 people were charged over the protests against ICE, only seven cases have been formalized
ICE launches a hiring campaign targeting retired agents to carry out the largest deportation effort in history, as desired by Trump
The Republican’s transphobic policies are sparking panic among LGBTQ+ people, triggering a 10-fold increase in asylum applications so far this year
Every day, migrants expelled by the Trump administration arrive in Guatemala. Others are turning back before even reaching the US-Mexico border, defeated by the growing difficulties. Returnees carry with them a sense of failure
Alejandro Barranco tells EL PAÍS about the nightmare he experienced following his father’s arrest, and the hope he still has after going to the Senate Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration
The University of California develops a brain-computer interface that records neural signals to decipher words, intonation, and rhythm
The prestigious research journal cites a change of standards to dismiss a NASA study that claimed to have discovered a bacterium that thrives on arsenic
Foreign Service employees are receiving the same salary as in 1998, getting by on subsidies, and coping with grueling workdays to deal with the surge in requests for help stemming from Trump’s deportation drive
The biochemist, who died at 88 in La Jolla, California, transformed the lives of millions after participating in the development of 40 new drugs, including the best-selling one in history
Seventy-four percent of illegal weapons enter through the northern border. Mexican authorities are mapping the main routes while Washington is downsizing the ATF
The chases by ICE agents in Camarillo and Carpinteria were chaotic, leading to around 100 arrests. The Trump administration accuses the farms of exploiting juveniles
The eco-activist, played by Oscar winner Julia Roberts in 2001, talks to EL PAÍS about her life since winning the largest civil lawsuit US history
The image of an immigration officer carrying out an arrest with his face covered has become a symbol of Trump’s immigration policy. Several initiatives seek to curb the practice
The presence of immigration officers, fire risks, and funding shortages have led some areas to cancel their celebrations
The Mexican national team is getting closer and closer to winning its tenth trophy in the competition
Karen Bass, the city, the city council and the council president are being targeted for their ‘refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities’
Lawyers at the Texas Civil Right Project believe that this pioneering immigration case could put an end to arrests outside courthouses
ICE’s weekend action has sparked fear across several Latino communities in Southern California
A veteran officer from the anti-drug agency told the U.S. Senate how the Mexican organization conducted surveillance during the trial of Rubén Oseguera González, son of El Mencho, in Washington DC
Activists and relatives of detained migrants are struggling to identify who is carrying out arrests