LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The man fatally shot by Los Angeles police on Skid Row was a Cameroon national and convicted robber who was supposed to be deported, but was released from custody when Cameroon officials failed to cooperate with the deportation effort, federal authorities said today. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a […]
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LAUSD staff lawyers can help minors with deportation cases
February 11, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Unified School District board approved a policy today allowing its staff attorneys to voluntarily provide free legal services to unaccompanied minors who live within district boundaries and are facing deportation proceedings. The program was sparked by the arrival in the United States of thousands of children from El Salvador, Honduras and […]
Immigration advocates call to end deporations
March 17, 2014
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Immigration reform advocates in Los Angeles today called for the end of deportations, which they say have reached 2 million during the Obama administration. “It’s 2 million individuals that have been deported,” said Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles at a news conference […]
