Santa Barbara Community Holds Vigil in Response to Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Photo By Ryan P. Cruz Residents and organizers speak out against the escalating federal immigration enforcement across the country.
Central Coast Leaders Speak Out after 150 Arrested in Immigration Sweeps Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz Santa Barbara County was hit with consistent federal immigration enforcement during the final week of 2025.
California Is Banning Masks for Federal Agents. Here’s Why It Could Lose in Court Immigration By Nigel Duara, CalMatters The Trump administration is suing to block a new California law that would ban federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks on duty. It was shaped by concerns over masked immigration agents in Los Angeles.
State Releases New Guidelines for Immigration Enforcement on School Campuses Education By Callie Fausey
Community Members Demand Santa Barbara City College Protect Students from ICE Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz
California Schools That Need Foreign Workers for Teacher Jobs Can’t Afford Trump’s New Visa Fee Immigration By Sophie Sullivan and Alina Ta, CalMatters
How Fear of Trump’s Immigration Blitz Is Changing Life in California Farm Towns Immigration By Nigel Duara, CalMatters
Santa Barbara Supervisors Hit Pause on Transferring Undocumented Immigrants off Public Health Rolls Health By Nick Welsh