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Immigrant dies in ICE Detention Center

Immigrant dies in ICE Detention Center

Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes is the second worker to die in a California detention center this year
Leer en español San Bernardino County, Calif. — When Patricia Martinez was asked by an employee of the Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino to sit down, she thought her husband had been deported. She never imagined that she was about to receive the biggest blow of her life. The staff person told Martinez that her husband, Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes, had …

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The Lit Fest: Poetry, readings, beer, inspiration

One featured session at the Feb. 28 Allies Pub Lit Fest was “Battle of the Bards.” Audience members correctly identified which of three poems was written by AI. Writers shared their work and left inspired, while audience members enjoyed beer and community

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Transchel: Human trafficking is a form of slavery

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Kate Transchel works to expose human trafficking

Kate Transchel works to expose human trafficking

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Butte County voters will get two ballots in May

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Top North State writers to read works at Saturday’s festival

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March 11, 6:00pm Chico Unified School District Board of Trustees
Location: Marigold Elementary School, 2446 Marigold Ave, Chico, CA 95926, USA
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Location: Chico Masonic Center, 1110 W. East Ave.
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Location: 421 Main St, Chico, CA 95928, USA
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Immigration
Weekend protests oppose ICE tactics

Weekend protests oppose ICE tactics

This story was first posted Jan. 31 and updated Feb. 2 Three days of protest in Chico began with Jan …
Immigration
Immigrant detentions continue in Butte & Tehama

Immigrant detentions continue in Butte & Tehama

In the wake of recent Butte and Tehama immigrant detentions and intensified enforcement nationwide, North State residents are organizing communities …

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