Protection

A new UC San Diego research study found that physical and verbal abuse are commonplace inside migrant detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A Normal Heights pastor is taking action to find migrants humane living conditions in San Diego.

A judge ordered a 15-year-old unaccompanied migrant to return to Mexico after he was held in a U.S. Border Patrol facility for eight days – something a local attorney called unlawful.

A known gang member on the run from the Border Patrol locked himself in a family’s home with children inside for more than an hour Friday.

A suspected smuggling boat was seized on the shores of Imperial Beach Thursday morning and eight people linked to the vessel were arrested, officials said.

Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” series, have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on allegations that they used inadequate protection while removing lead paint during renovations.

NBC 7 Investigates takes a closer look at local costs for enforcement of the wall prototypes and what the numbers say about immigration arrests in San Diego and Imperial Counties.

A federal judge who has been a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s scorn on Tuesday urged a quick trial for a Mexican man who had been shielded from being deported from the U.S. and claims he was wrongly expelled.

A 35-year-old man attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border was found dead near Otay Mountain Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of a man for human smuggling, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed.

The Trump administration on Monday threw out a new rule intended to limit the numbers of endangered whales and sea turtles getting caught in fishing nets off the West Coast, even though the fishing industry had proposed the measure.

A spokeswoman for the PwC auditing firm says the company has hired protection for the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at the Oscars.