ICE is defending itself after it arrested a mother and son pair of illegal immigrants with criminal histories in the United States, the agency said.

California passed a sanctuary state law to protect immigrants during the first Trump administration. Now, a sheriff wants to test it at the beginning of the second.

Then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Values Act into law in 2017, limiting state and local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration agents.

Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman said he knows he is on shaky legal ground but that his No. 1 priority is to protect residents and visitors to his county.

The Oroville City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution that declared the community a “non-sanctuary city for all criminals” in response to a California law that limits when local law enforcement agencies can work with federal immigration authorities.

AB 49 aims to keep ICE from day care centers, but some Monterey County officials believe protections should also extend to family child care providers

Attorney Scott Schipma, representing Geo Group, said state laws violate federal law when they burden or impede federal operations including for third-party operators, like Geo Group. The federal government already has its own health regulations and California law is attempting to impose its own, Schipma said.

The Trump administration's aggressive efforts to curb immigration have hit home for Californians. But people do have some key protections.

Oroville, a town of almost 20,000 in Butte County, declared itself a “non-sanctuary city” this week in a City Council resolution that pledged “full cooperation” with federal law enforcement but that officials said stopped short of flouting the state’s sanctuary law.

The incident comes weeks after a three-day U.S. Border Patrol operation in Kern County that resulted in 78 arrests. The deportation raids stirred fear for many Valley families and children, sparked at least one lawsuit and several protests. Local nonprofit Faith in the Valley also warned of fraudsters on Wednesday.

State Republicans want to "tighten" current policy in what they say would ensure violent criminals are handed over to ICE.

During a protest that broke out at the University of California San Diego, students demanded their school’s administrators remove the financial aid cap for illegal immigrants.