Federal policy changes are having spillover effects on everything from disease outbreak mitigation to long-term care

Fresno Bee Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera believes President Donald Trump has one chance to “change his tune on immigration and solidify his place in history.”

Leaders of California's Democratic Legislative Latino Caucus on Monday said everything should be considered in order to keep providing health insurance to undocumented immigrants, including a new tax on Californians.

California extended Medi-Cal for undocumented immigrants over the last decade, adding low-income children in 2016, young adults in 2020, and adults 50 and over in 2022, and then adults ages 26-49 in 2024.

Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status ... Under the plan, the changes won’t impact children Under Newsom’s plan, low-income adults ...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded health care program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a monthly premium the following year.

Immigration advocates say over 10 people, including children, were detained by plainclothes ICE agents outside the immigration courthouse in Santa Ana this week.

Three people were taken into custody by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents while attending asylum hearings at immigration court in downtown Sacramento this week, according to immigration advocacy groups.