Two former prison facilities in Kern County could soon augment the federal government’s immigrant detention capacity as the ...

Courts will have to decide whether someone's skin color and overall appearance can be considered by officers looking for undocumented immigrants.

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against the federal government’s aggressive, month-long immigration sweep across Southern California.

California has six privately operated immigration detention centers. Two of these — Golden State Annex in McFarland and Mesa ...

The Month of June is Elder Abuse Awareness month and June 15th is world Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Elder abuse awareness is about ensuring justice for all persons regardless of age, disability, race, ...

Kern County leaders support Tejon Ranch Co. against Bulldog Investors, emphasizing the importance of Tejon's development projects for local growth.

Kern was the most affordable county with 59 percent of Asian households having the minimum income required to buy a median-priced home.

In a news release by Kern County’s union, SEIU Local 521, announced they have entered mediation as negotiations continue over a staffing crisis impacting public safety and health services. Which means ...

In early January, as the days of the Biden administration wound down and the Trump era loomed, five dozen Border Patrol agents deployed to predominantly Latino Kern County, 300 miles from the ...

In January, immigration sweeps shook the Central Valley. A new lawsuit says the raids unlawfully targeted people of color regardless of their immigration status.

Politics Immigration Raids Rattled Kern County — Now, the ACLU Is Suing Over Alleged Abuses by Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos • CalMatters Feb. 27, 2025, 9:54 a.m.