San Diego
San Diego doctor says height of the border wall is leading to more injuries from falls
Dr. Alexander Tenorio is part of a network of doctors in the San Diego area who are on call to receive individuals who attempt to climb over the 18-foot border wall, then fall on the US side where they have to be treated in local hospitals. It's an urgent issue as the border wall is now being raised in many parts from 18 feet to 30 feet.
Crossing borders: Living in one country, going to school in another
Finding home in California after fleeing war in Ukraine
Pressure mounts for Biden to end Trump-era Title 42 that shuts out migrants seeking asylum
US Border Patrol launches new marine unit amid rise in maritime smuggling
At least 3 killed, dozens hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego
At least three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a boat capsized and broke apart in rough water just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.
This Latina landed a seat on the powerful San Diego County Board of Supervisors — a first for her community
Latinos haven’t historically had representation on the board.
Two sides of a Mexican American family show how identity and politics diverge
Marlene Herrera’s parents split up when she was young, and she divides her time between their households. While her father’s side supported Trump, her mother’s side mostly rooted for Biden.
2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth
VIDEO: Eight Latino first-time voters tell The World about their politics, priorities and concerns leading up to the November presidential election.
For Latinos ineligible to vote, US census offers a path to political power
The instability wrought by the pandemic could lead to census counts of historically undercounted Latino communities. Organizers are racing to get people to fill it out before the Sept. 30 deadline.
This Latina teen says the pandemic will mark her generation — and shape her vote
The mental health impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic will be felt for years — especially by young adults. Marlene Herrera, a first-time voter in San Diego, said it's shaping how she'll vote this fall. And when the Black Lives Matter protests began, she finally decided which candidate she'll support.
Coronavirus upended her family. But this Latina teen is determined to make her vote count.
The coronavirus is shaping how a young Latina voter in California sees the 2020 presidential election. She’s on track to be the first person in her family to attend college this fall, but how will she pay for it? How will her uninsured family members access health care? And when will her mother’s unemployment benefits start coming?
Marine vet denied entry to US for scheduled citizenship interview
Border officials denied military veteran Roman Sabal entry to the US for a scheduled citizenship interview Monday. Sabal is one of seven deported veterans with pending citizenship cases.
With all eyes on elite university admissions, community college stories go unheard
A recent scandal highlighted the unfairness of the admissions process at elite colleges. But there's another way that these selective universities are keeping out students without the "right" socioeconomic background — by accepting a very low number of students from community colleges.
As judge halts US ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, returned migrants wonder what's next
It’s unclear what the ruling means for the hundreds of asylum-seekers who were already sent back over the border to Mexico to await their hearings.