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Four people sit in a courtroom watching a judge on a video screen. The judge sits at a desk with a flag behind them. Handwritten notes are visible at the bottom and top of the image.

S.F. civil rights group sues for records on ‘mega’ immigration hearings

by Clara-Sophia Daly October 19, 2026, 7:00 pmOctober 19, 2026, 7:00 pm

San Francisco educators standing in a long line on the sidewalk in front of the United States Appraisers Building at 630 Sansome Street.

They free immigrants from ICE in hours. S.F. says wait a year.

by Clara-Sophia Daly October 16, 2026, 6:52 pmOctober 20, 2026, 10:08 am

Lobby area with modern chairs and a large wall sign reading “Welcome to San Francisco” in bold letters.

Held for days at SFO, detained immigrants are cut off from their lawyers

by Clara-Sophia Daly October 7, 2026, 4:00 amOctober 8, 2026, 11:40 am

A group of people, including a woman in a purple dress and an elderly woman in an orange cap and red jacket, stand together outdoors. The background shows passersby and a "Mayor London" sign.

Ho Yin Mo, California Assembly aide detained by ICE, is freed

by Mission Local Staff October 2, 2026, 9:22 pmOctober 3, 2026, 12:32 am

A person stands by a baggage claim carousel with three suitcases on it, near a pillar marked with the number 5 in an airport terminal.

He was waiting to board an SFO flight to Dallas. Then ICE showed up.

by Clara-Sophia Daly September 29, 2026, 4:00 amSeptember 29, 2026, 6:47 pm

A group of people, including a woman in a purple dress and an elderly woman in an orange cap and red jacket, stand together outdoors. The background shows passersby and a "Mayor London" sign.

Ho Yin Mo’s ICE detention puzzles, frightens Hong Kong community in the U.S.

by Mission Local Staff September 28, 2026, 3:55 amSeptember 30, 2026, 3:10 pm

A group of people, including a woman in a purple dress and an elderly woman in an orange cap and red jacket, stand together outdoors. The background shows passersby and a "Mayor London" sign.

Mayor Lurie, S.F. officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, state aide detained by ICE

by Mission Local Staff September 22, 2026, 4:14 pmSeptember 30, 2026, 3:09 pm

A judge holds a gavel behind a bench, facing two people seated in front of him. An official emblem is visible on the front of the bench.

Fast-tracked and without a lawyer, Modesto family’s asylum case ends in denial

by Clara-Sophia Daly September 22, 2026, 9:00 amSeptember 23, 2026, 7:33 pm

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Judge extends halt on Gilroy ICE facility, promises full ruling within a week

by Clara-Sophia Daly September 8, 2026, 6:52 pmSeptember 10, 2026, 12:48 pm

A woman with gray hair wearing a blue cardigan writes in a notebook outdoors beside a light-colored wall on a sunny day.

Meet the 71-year-old keeping tabs on Concord’s immigration court

by Clara-Sophia Daly September 6, 2026, 4:00 amSeptember 8, 2026, 11:59 am

A group of people sit and stand outdoors, some playing cards around a makeshift table, while others watch or converse nearby.

Taishanese has been in San Francisco since the 1860s. Now, there’s a class for it.

by Yujie Zhou July 8, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:10 pm

A man with a beard stands in front of Old Jerusalem Restaurant, with a mural of a woman holding a dove painted on the building’s exterior wall.

Serving up a slice of Palestine at Old Jerusalem in the Mission District

by Hamza Fahmy June 27, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:44 pm

Several police officers in uniform stand outside a building’s glass doors, with one officer handling a metal chain and lock attached to the door handles during an immigration enforcement operation.

Federal judge in California bans ICE from arresting immigrants at courthouses

by Abigail Vân Neely June 24, 2026, 4:00 pmJuly 28, 2026, 11:48 pm

A person in a black off-shoulder dress stands in a sunny park with palm trees and city buildings visible in the background.

‘They want us to break:’ Mayor Lurie staffer’s life in limbo amid DACA delays

by Eleni Balakrishnan April 28, 2026, 5:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 12:27 am

A person walks past the entrance of a building marked "100" on a city sidewalk, with a "Proper Food" storefront visible next door.

Deportation orders to ‘third countries’ on pause for asylum seekers in San Francisco

by Alice Finno March 17, 2026, 10:13 pmJuly 29, 2026, 5:46 am

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