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Here are the morning’s top stories on Friday, September 12, 2025…
- Dozens of carwash employees and their family members rallied alongside immigrant rights activists in Los Angeles on Thursday to denounce federal immigration raids at their worksites. Now, they’re organizing patrols for possible future sweeps.
- Shasta County’s voter-approved plan to become a charter county has been delayed by months because local officials failed to file necessary paperwork with the state. Local officials say the paperwork was finally filed last month.
- A push to build an immigration detention facility at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield is now on hold, according to the Department of Defense.
Amid Los Angeles Immigration Raids, Carwash Workers Say They’re Especially Vulnerable
Immigrant rights advocates say roughly 250 car wash workers at more than 80 Los Angeles locations have been detained by immigration officials in recent months.
Flor Melendrez, executive director of the CLEAN Carwash Worker Center says these workers have become targets of immigration agents due in part to the fact that employees often work outdoors…