Supreme Court ruling subjects California to what border communities have endured for generations

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Christian Ramirez was on his way to school 35 years ago when a Border Patrol agent approached him at gunpoint. He told me that the Border Patrol, the federal agency with a 101-year history of border enforcement, has always operated with impunity. Workers wait for job opportunities in front of a Home Depot in San Diego on Jan. 20, 2025. What Ramirez experienced as a child — and countless others in southern San Diego County — is certainly not unique. In San Diego, elected officials held a press conference announcing a county-wide initiative to promote due process and public safety across San Diego County.