In today’s News and Commentary, the California Department of Justice finds conditions at ICE facilities inhumane, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirms decision rejecting race bias claim from Black and Hispanic social workers, and the FAA cuts its air traffic controller staffing target in new efficiency plan.
On Friday, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced at a news conference that conditions at immigration detention centers in California are alarming and inhumane, with detainees lacking access to proper food, clean drinking water, adequate toilets and sanitation, and urgent medical care. State officials documented conditions at the seven immigration facilities located in California, all of which are run by private operators that contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. While finalizing the report, the California Department of Justice learned that an eighth facility had started receiving ICE detainees in April 2026. The Department of Homeland Security disputed the California Department of Justice’s report, claiming that detainees receive food certified by dieticians and prompt medical care. Six people died in ICE detention facilities between September 2025 and March 2026.
On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision rejecting a claim from Black and Hispanic workers that the Association of Social Work Boards’ social worker licensing test exhibits racial bias in violation of civil rights law. ...
Jeon Han-gil, a political YouTuber and former Korean history lecturer, who spread false information about President Lee Jae Myung and Reform Party leader Lee Jun-seok, and advocated the "1980 Gwan...