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From left, musicians Jennifer Wake, Carlos Uribe, Mariano Velez and Aaron Morales perform mariachi while Sergio Ojeda, an immigrants' rights organizer, holds a microphone outside the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico, California on February 21, 2026. The performance was part of a vigil held by immigrants' rights groups for the two people who have died while being detained at the detention center since September.
This month, ICE officials said Luis Beltrán Yañez-Cruz and Huabing Xie both suffered sudden heart complications.
  • First, a new interactive map shows how voting patterns have shifted and Proposition 50’s impact on our current political landscape. Then, we tell you who’ll be footing the bill on San Diego Convention Center renovations. Also, the San Diego City Council recently approved a package of reforms to the city’s historic preservation rules. Then, new border wall fencing is increasing the urgency of a solution for animals to cross Interstate 8 safely. As well as, a school in our county has a new mascot after a year of input from the community. Lastly, we tell you about a play that chronicles the life of a famed costume designer.
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