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Bay Area mom and her two kids deported to Colombia 3 days after ICE arrest in S.F. A 28-year-old mother and her two children, ages 4 and 6, were deported to Colombia days after they were detained by federal agents at the ICE office in San Francisco.

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Bay Area mom arrested by ICE with her two young kids. Her attorneys can’t find them Attorneys were scrambling to find a mother and her two young children after they were arrested by federal immigration officers in San Francisco this week, an attorney said.

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Oakland mother seeks justice after son, 12, was dragged under car in Christmas hit-and-run An Oakland mother is seeking answers after her 12-year-old son was struck and dragged by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas Day. He survived but suffered severe injuries.

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DHS officers enter East Bay elementary school, serve subpoena seeking info about a former student Two Department of Homeland Security officers showed up to an East Bay elementary school Friday morning seeking more information about a former student, according to a district official.

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Detained immigrants sue over alleged inhumane conditions at California City ICE facility Seven immigrants detained at the new California City ICE facility are suing the Trump administration, alleging inhumane conditions including lack of food, water and medical care.

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Under the threat of immigration crackdowns, Bay Area communities rethink Día de los Muertos Organizers of Day of the Dead celebrations in the Bay Area have canceled or downsized their events after President Donald Trump threatened to send federal agents to the region.

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A New Kind of Neighborhood Watch Sonoma County’s ‘Adopt a Corner’ program aims to protect undocumented day laborers from ICE.

Today, we’re running an essential story from @leilaniclark.bsky.social about Sonoma County residents taking action to protect undocumented day laborers from ICE raids. The new program, Adopt a Corner, is activism as a simple act of neighborly solidarity.

Launch Coyote Media Collective A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area

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11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
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Launch Coyote Media Collective A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area

Introducing COYOTE Media Collective!! The Bay Area’s first journalist-owned newsroom — modeled after the smart, sassy, fun alt-weeklies of yore — is launching later this summer. Help us get this rad project off the ground! @coyotemedia.org

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Two more arrests by ICE at S.F. immigration court, advocates say Two people were arrested by ICE at a San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning, according to advocates.

Two people were arrested by ICE at a San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning, according to advocates.

Live updates: National Guard stages at federal buildings in L.A. after Trump order to intervene in protests The president said he is sending 2,000 soldiers to Los Angeles County after immigration sweeps led to tense confrontations.

ICE plans to conduct 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-California) said, which would continue the sweeps that sparked protests in L.A. over the weekend.

S.F. advocates vow to fight ICE arrests at Bay Area courthouses Attorneys and other advocates flocked to San Francisco immigration courthouse to decry recent arrests by ICE in S.F. and Concord.

Advocates vow to fight back after asylum-seekers were detained at Bay Area courthouses www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Was Trump serious? Proposal to turn Alcatraz back into prison mocked and dismissed Was Trump serious? Proposal to turn Alcatraz back into prison mocked and dismissed

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Why Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered Alcatraz to close in 1962 Eleven days after three prisoners famously escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered the prison to close.

Why did Alcatraz close down in the first place?

It was prohibitively expensive to operate, held a maximum of 336 prisoners and — this seems important — officials said it was increasingly vulnerable to escape

The story Trump should've read before hitting "send":

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Donate to Help support laid-off L.A. Times journalists, organized by Laura Nelson The Los Angeles Times announced plans Friday to lay off 14 journalists, or a… Laura Nelson needs your support for Help support laid-off L.A. Times journalists

The LA Times announced plans to lay off 14 journalists, or about 6% of the newsroom's rank-and-file employees.

Your contributions will go directly to help with their rent/mortgages, medical expenses and other bills.

Ty @laurajnelson.bsky.social for organizing

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Zuckerberg-funded school closure leaves Silicon Valley families in the lurch Bay Area parents said they were shocked by the loss of the Primary School in East Palo Alto.

Parents at the Primary School said they were told the institution — funded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan — is closing due to a lack of funding. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Venezuelan Immigrant Deported by Trump Administration Has Disappeared The Venezuelan man does not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts.

An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Has Simply Disappeared’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...

Don’t know how much “prestige” comes with this nomination (or the award itself). The formal-ish validation by ones industry peers, though, is nice. As is how much younger I look in this eight-year-old photo the Chronicle has file.

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Dog finds and rescues toddler who spent night lost and alone in Arizona desert The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.

The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home.

Oakland bookstore nominated for huge award less than a year after devastating fire After rebuilding after a major fire, East Bay Booksellers was nominated for a major publishing industry award.

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Guns, knives and fentanyl overdoses: Safety worries spike at Bay Area school district A rash of violent incidents involving students has emerged alongside a turbulent period for Santa Rosa’s largest school district.

Safety worries spike at Bay Area school district
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Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.

Border Patrol claimed ‘Operation Return to Sender’ was targeting criminals.

Turns out that wasn’t true, they were just profiling farm workers.

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Bay Area 3-year-old crushed to death in suspected DUI tractor accident identified Sonoma County officials identified the child killed after being crushed by a tractor in Petaluma.

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This is the No. 1 restaurant in the Bay Area, according to our critics Top 100 Restaurants: Burdell in Oakland is our critics' No 1. Bay Area restaurant

This is the No. 1 restaurant in the Bay Area, according to our critics
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She’s so cute!

As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves Unaccompanied minors face a new reality under the Trump administration as they lose avenues to legal representation and fears grow about expediting removals.

As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves
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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com

16-year-old boy arrested in slaying of Oakland college prep student, 15 The teenage suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of Derbing Jose Alvarado Gonzalez.

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50 stations! 131 miles! No bathroom breaks?!

For the next 6-8 hours I’ll be attempting a BART Speedrun with @thebiscuitdan.bsky.social — riding @bart.gov nonstop until we cover every mile of track.

The official record is 5 hours 43 minutes.

Follow along!

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A ceasefire night walk is scheduled to take place on Friday in memory of Derbing Alvarado.