Blog: Immigration

In the past month, President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders spelling out exactly how he plans to speed up the deportation of immigrants–including immigrants with criminal records. These two executive orders on immigration and deportation are titled “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” and “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” …

You may have read recently about the large number of California governor’s pardons granted at the end of 2016 by Governor Jerry Brown. In fact, Governor Brown has far exceeded his predecessors in the number of pardons he has granted since he assumed office. We also know that President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to speed up …

With President-elect Donald Trump promising mass deportation of immigrants with criminal records, many California residents who are not U.S. citizens and have suffered criminal convictions are (rightly) concerned about their future. But Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in California, may offer help to those whose convictions were for marijuana-related offenses. Passed by California voters on November 8, …