ICE has been releasing people detained outside of California at processing centers in downtown Fresno and Bakersfield, leaving some of them stranded hundreds of miles from home without money or their belongings, elected officials and immigrant rights advocates say. The…
The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to re-establish the city's immigration legal defense fund amid what officials describe as increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in recent weeks. Councilmember Miguel Arias said demand for legal assistance has increased significantly. "We've…
Fresno Chaffee Zoo has canceled its annual Día de los Muertos celebration, originally scheduled for November 1, after consulting with partners in the immigrant community amid a wave of federal immigration enforcement across the region. Zoo officials said the move was…
Bridges maintains he has no connection to ICE or federal immigration enforcement whatsoever, the station's report notes. His attorney, Roger Bonakdar of Roger Law, says video footage supports the allegations and submitted complaints Monday to the Fresno Police Department and…
A zoo in Fresno has canceled a popular Mexican celebration that honors the dead over concerns for the immigrant community’s safety amid an alleged increase in ICE activity. The Fresno Chaffee Zoo announced its annual Día de los Muertos (Day…
By Frank Lopez | October 19, 2026 - 3:20 PM Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias is proposing a $1 million immigration legal defense fund to help city residents facing deportation proceedings, following increased federal immigration enforcement activity in the Central Valley. The proposal is scheduled for…
Off-duty ICE agent David Gonzalez III pleaded not guilty to felony assault, elder abuse and vandalism charges, along with misdemeanor battery, over allegations he attacked a 72-year-old Fresno homeowner and the man’s daughter. The homeowner shot Gonzalez during the confrontation;…
FRESNO, Calif. -- The Fresno County District Attorney's Office filed charges on Tuesday against the off-duty ICE agent who was shot during an alleged assault in central Fresno last Friday. 32-year-old David Gonzalez of McAllen, Texas, has been charged with one…
Arrests, a shooting, a postponed festival and calls for "ICE out" — a look at how one week of federal enforcement upended Central Valley communities. A week of heightened ICE activity across Fresno and Madera counties triggered arrests, protests, a shooting…
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Protesters gathered along Blackstone Avenue outside River Park in northeast Fresno on Saturday afternoon, voicing concerns about immigration enforcement and reports of increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in Fresno and across the Central Valley. "We're just…
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