California

The vulnerability of addicts makes them easy targets for recruitment by cult-like organizations

Mayor Michelle Wu called the lawsuit unconstitutional and promised a court fight: ‘We will vigorously defend our laws and the constitutional rights of cities’

It is presumed that among the nearly 60,000 people in immigration custody, the majority are men, which complicates life for many women who must now deal alone with work that was previously shared

Arrests made in recent days around educational centers are raising alarms in the migrant community and driving the absenteeism of thousands of students

The local Congress approves a special election for November in which voters can endorse new districts that favor Democrats

The Democratic governor has mobilized the troops as her party criticizes Trump’s decision to send the force to Washington

Sustainability, biodiversity and the protection of rural areas are giving rise to a new wave of winemaking in the Southern European country

Arrests near education centers are worrying students, parents, and teachers, who are preparing for an academic year marked by Donald Trump’s deportation campaign

EL PAÍS features the stories of three American families who arrived in the European country this year, in the face of the US’ downward spiral and the loss of freedoms: ‘Things are getting ugly’

California’s bid to redraw its districts is the first concrete step in the escalating conflict, and states from both parties are looking at following its lead

The DHS is asking the Supreme Court to halt a California judge’s order that banned arrests based on factors such as speaking Spanish or working in construction

The Democratic governors of California, Illinois, and New York threaten to respond to the state’s attempt to widen the Republicans’ advantage in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections

In California, around 2,300 dreamers enrolled in Covered California plans will be dropped at the end of August

The actress reprises the role that made her a teen icon alongside Lindsay Lohan in the ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel

Official data reveals that the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown has focused on the southern states over the past five months

A month and a half after 38 people were charged over the protests against ICE, only seven cases have been formalized

ICE launches a hiring campaign targeting retired agents to carry out the largest deportation effort in history, as desired by Trump

The Republican’s transphobic policies are sparking panic among LGBTQ+ people, triggering a 10-fold increase in asylum applications so far this year

Every day, migrants expelled by the Trump administration arrive in Guatemala. Others are turning back before even reaching the US-Mexico border, defeated by the growing difficulties. Returnees carry with them a sense of failure

Alejandro Barranco tells EL PAÍS about the nightmare he experienced following his father’s arrest, and the hope he still has after going to the Senate Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration

The University of California develops a brain-computer interface that records neural signals to decipher words, intonation, and rhythm 

The prestigious research journal cites a change of standards to dismiss a NASA study that claimed to have discovered a bacterium that thrives on arsenic

Foreign Service employees are receiving the same salary as in 1998, getting by on subsidies, and coping with grueling workdays to deal with the surge in requests for help stemming from Trump’s deportation drive

The biochemist, who died at 88 in La Jolla, California, transformed the lives of millions after participating in the development of 40 new drugs, including the best-selling one in history

Seventy-four percent of illegal weapons enter through the northern border. Mexican authorities are mapping the main routes while Washington is downsizing the ATF

The chases by ICE agents in Camarillo and Carpinteria were chaotic, leading to around 100 arrests. The Trump administration accuses the farms of exploiting juveniles