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ICE Plans To Stop Detaining Immigrants At Yuba County Jail
ICE Plans To Stop Detaining Immigrants At Yuba County Jail
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Dec 9, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
A Bay Area member of Congress says federal immigration authorities plan to end their contract with a Northern California county jail, the last public facility in the state to hold immigrants fighting deportation. It comes after years of outcry over substandard conditions.
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
A tiny local election in the Central Valley could have big ripple effects for farming, and water. The Westlands Water District produces crops like tomatoes, garlic, and almonds – and it’s historically fought with environmentalists, who accuse the wealthy farmers there of hogging water. Westlands has just elected a slate of board members promising a new strategy - a recognition that large-scale farming will have to shrink.
Reporter: Dan Charles in collaboration with the Food and Environment Reporting Network
Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED
A tiny local election in the Central Valley could have big ripple effects for farming, and water. The Westlands Water District produces crops like tomatoes, garlic, and almonds – and it’s historically fought with environmentalists, who accuse the wealthy farmers there of hogging water. Westlands has just elected a slate of board members promising a new strategy - a recognition that large-scale farming will have to shrink.
Reporter: Dan Charles in collaboration with the Food and Environment Reporting Network
Released:
Dec 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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