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Event connects immigrant children once held at Long Beach Convention Center to lawyers and resources
Now reunited with their families, the immigrant children once held at the Long Beach Convention Center were invited…
Human smuggling across coastlines increased during summer
Maritime human smuggling in Orange and Los Angeles Counties has increased significantly this summer, with a dozen separate…
No more immigrant children held at Long Beach Convention Center
There are no more immigrant children being kept at the Long Beach Convention Center, Mayor Robert Garcia announced…
Long Beach migrant facility to close in August, immigration policy that contributes to surge of minors remains
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to shut down an emergency migrant facility set up…
Here’s where you can send letters of encouragement to migrant children
After amassing nearly 30,000 toy and book donations, the City of Long Beach is accepting “encouraging letters” for…
Rally outside Long Beach Convention Center demands family reunification for immigrant children
A small but determined group rallied outside the Long Beach Convention Center on Saturday, May 8 to demand…
Dozens of migrant children test positive for COVID-19 at Convention Center
About four dozen migrant children being housed at an intake center at the Long Beach Convention Center have…
Migrant children now at Long Beach Convention Center: A first look at the center
Migrant children will arrive at the Long Beach Convention Center today, where they’ll be kept until their relationships…
Here’s how you can support the migrant children that will arrive in Long Beach this week
Migrant children will be brought to the Long Beach Convention Center sometime this week, and the City of…
Advocacy groups march to protest City’s approval of migrant detention center at Long Beach Convention Center
Multiple immigrant advocacy groups and around 80 protesters met at the Long Beach Convention Center on Saturday, April…