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A group of people participate in a street march holding banners reading "Sanctuary Safety & Belongings For All" and "Santuario Protección y Pertenencia Para Todos.

Bay Area’s 11,000 immigrant ‘Dreamers’ face new fears after federal ruling

by Sage Ríos Mace May 3, 2026, 9:00 amMay 5, 2026, 11:47 am

A storefront with a green and red awning displays "Sit Wah Food Inc." and a large "Grand Opening" banner; cars pass by on the street in front.

For Chinese groceries in the Sunset, ‘grand opening’ signs endure for years

by Iryna Humenyuk May 2, 2026, 5:00 amMay 4, 2026, 8:12 am

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 amApril 28, 2026, 9:56 am

People walk past a modern building entrance with glass doors, flanked by storefronts named "IKU" and "Proper" on a city street.

One of San Francisco’s two immigration courts to shutter, 8 months early

by Clara-Sophia Daly April 21, 2026, 5:49 pmApril 21, 2026, 8:17 pm

A hand holding a smartphone displaying an app screen with a cartoon family, the word "Home," and a "Continue" button—designed to support every asylum-seeker on their journey to safety.

More than 400 people in S.F. have sought to self-deport, many with no good options

by Sage Ríos Mace April 14, 2026, 5:00 amApril 15, 2026, 6:30 pm

A man wearing a hat and backpack stands on a gravel road next to a tall metal border fence under a cloudy sky.

After Trump fired him, S.F. immigration judge went to see the border for himself

by Clara-Sophia Daly April 3, 2026, 4:00 amApril 3, 2026, 12:26 pm

Several masked law enforcement officers detain and handcuff a person in front of a metal barricade on a city sidewalk.

Covering the Police

Proposed S.F. law would direct police to ID plainclothes ICE agents

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 27, 2026, 9:00 amMarch 31, 2026, 12:19 pm

A person labeled "Asylum" walks toward "Routine Appointments" while another person in handcuffs is escorted by an ICE agent into a private ICE Field Office.

Arrests behind closed doors: How ICE traps immigrants at routine appointments

by Clara-Sophia Daly and Kelly Waldron March 26, 2026, 4:00 amMarch 26, 2026, 12:09 pm

Twelve-panel comic shows the journey of a couple through ICE immigration processes, including court, detention, family separation, and communication from detention.

Hidden from sight: 1/2 of local ICE arrests took place behind closed doors, new analysis shows

by Kelly Waldron, Clara-Sophia Daly and Nicholas David March 25, 2026, 7:00 amMay 28, 2026, 3:13 pm

People walk past a modern building entrance with glass doors, flanked by storefronts named "IKU" and "Proper" on a city street.

Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court

by Alice Finno March 20, 2026, 7:11 pmMarch 24, 2026, 11:26 am

A person holds a bilingual protest sign reading "Protect Our Neighbors" and "Keep Families Together" outside a building labeled United States Appraisers at 630 Sansome Street.

In San Francisco, arrests at ICE check-ins have resumed

by Clara-Sophia Daly March 13, 2026, 4:45 pmMarch 17, 2026, 12:59 pm

People wait outside the entrance of the United States Appraisers Building at 630 Sansome Street, where ICE security personnel and metal barricades are present.

S.F. immigration courts gutted: 21 judges down to 2 after planned departures

by Clara-Sophia Daly March 6, 2026, 5:27 pmMarch 10, 2026, 2:05 pm

Three-story corner building with a Queen’s Coyote sign, adjacent to other storefronts, a white van parked on the street, and graffiti on a nearby building under a blue sky.

In S.F., finding housing is hard. For immigrants, it’s even harder.

by Clara-Sophia Daly March 4, 2026, 4:00 amMarch 11, 2026, 3:39 pm

A group of Homeland Security police officers stands in front of the "UNITED STATES APPRAISERS BUILDING" amid a crowd and red banners during an immigration-related gathering.

S.F. tenant in ICE custody faces eviction trial from detention center

by Clara-Sophia Daly February 27, 2026, 4:02 pmMarch 2, 2026, 6:04 pm

A woman in a FUSD jacket kneels and smiles while receiving valentines from a young girl in a red heart-patterned outfit, as SFUSD immigrant students deliver valentines. Two people stand in the background holding papers.

No roses, just red ink: S.F. immigrant students send Valentine’s message to superintendent

by Mariana Garcia February 18, 2026, 7:58 pmFebruary 19, 2026, 2:35 pm

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