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Elliot Spagat
Defendant John Earnest listens during testimony by witness Oscar Stewart during Earnest's preliminary hearing, September 19, 2019, in Superior Court in San Diego. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)
September 20, 2019, 11:05 pm
Judge orders trial in Poway synagogue shooting
John Earnest to be tried on murder and attempted murder charges for deadly attack on Chabad congregation; could face death penalty if convicted of hate crime
By Elliot Spagat
A woman and a child pause at a growing memorial across the street from the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, following a deadly shooting there. April 29, 2019 (AP Photo/Greg Bull)
September 20, 2019, 12:30 am
Poway killer told 911 he was ‘defending our nation against the Jewish people’
California court hears recording of synagogue attacker’s call to emergency hotline operator after deadly shooting, says Jews ‘trying to destroy all white people’
By Elliot Spagat
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration outside of the San Francisco office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 12, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Over 150 activists staged a demonstration outside of the ICE offices in San Francisco to demand that immigrant detention centers at the southern border be shut down. Protests are being held in cities across the country. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)
July 13, 2019, 4:29 am
Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday
President says authorities will be ‘focused on criminals’ in upcoming raids expected to inflame heated debate on issue; concedes some families will be separated
By Elliot Spagat and Colleen Long
One of the residents of Iglesia Metodista "El Buen Pastor" migrant shelter watches the soccer match at a park near the shelter on June 09, 2019. (Paul Ratje / AFP)
July 4, 2019, 12:18 pm
Jarring images of ‘inhumane’ US border cells surface ahead of July 4
Jewish activists join nationwide protests against Trump policies amid mounting public outrage at revelations of squalid and overcrowded migrant detention centers
By Elliot Spagat
A San Diego county sheriff's deputy stands in front of the Poway Chabad Synagogue in Poway, California, April 28, 2019, after a shooting. (AP /Denis Poroy)
May 10, 2019, 6:41 pm
Gunman told 911 ‘I just shot up a synagogue’ after Poway attack
Unsealed federal affidavit details how the shooter killed Lori Gilbert-Kaye, fled after he failed to reload his rifle, called police to surrender
By JULIE WATSON and Elliot Spagat
John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing on April 30, 2019, in San Diego. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)
May 9, 2019, 10:39 pm
Poway shooter told police the ‘Jewish people are destroying the white race’
Prosecutors add 109 hate crime charges in synagogue shooting, including murder of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, charge for attempted murder of 53; no decision yet on requesting death penalty
By JULIE WATSON and Elliot Spagat
John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing on April 30, 2019, in San Diego facing charges of murder and attempted murder in the April 27 assault on the Chabad of Poway synagogue, which killed one woman and injured three people. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)
May 1, 2019, 12:32 am
Prosecutors: When his gun jammed, Poway synagogue killer had 50 unfired bullets
John T. Earnest pleads not guilty to murdering Lori Kaye and attempted murder of 3 others; judge denies 19-year old bail, calling him an extreme threat to public safety
By Elliot Spagat and JULIE WATSON
Migrants run from tear gas launched by US agents on the Mexico-US border, November 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
November 28, 2018, 5:29 am
Trump defends use of ‘very safe’ tear gas on migrants at Mexican-US border
US president dismisses claim of overkill, says agents were ‘rushed by some very tough people’; with no evidence, claims some women had stolen children to increase asylum chances
By Colleen Long and Elliot Spagat
In this June 22, 2018, file photo, a mother, left, and son, from Guatemala, hold hands during a news conference following their reunion in Linthicum, Maryland, after being reunited following their separation at the US border. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
July 10, 2018, 10:06 am
Dozens of immigrant children in US set to reunite with parents
Following court deadline, 54 kids under the age of 5 will end isolation Tuesday — only half of those covered by the order
By Elliot Spagat
In this photo taken on January 4, 2017 US Border Patrol agents take Central American immigrants into custody near McAllen, Texas. (AFP PHOTO / GETTY / JOHN MOORE)
July 10, 2018, 2:07 am
US will reunite over 50 immigrant children, half the number ordered by court
Government says won’t meet the deadline for all the children for a variety of reasons, including that some of the parents have already been deported
By Elliot Spagat
Protesters carry signs and chant slogans in front of US Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles on June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
June 27, 2018, 9:56 am
US judge orders separated migrant families reunited within 30 days
Dana Sabraw calls Trump administration policy at Mexico border ‘a chaotic circumstance of the government’s own making’
By Elliot Spagat, MICHAEL BALSAMO and Will Weissert
This undated photo provided by the US District Court shows Judge Gonzalo Curiel. (U.S. District Court via AP)
February 28, 2018, 9:24 am
Judge sides with Trump on challenge to Mexico border wall
Gonzalo Curiel, previously taunted by US president for Mexican heritage, rejects arguments by state of California and advocacy groups
By Elliot Spagat
Photo of a fence along US-Mexico border. (Wikimedia Commons)
May 6, 2017, 6:55 am
Swimmers cross US-Mexico line to support immigrants
Israeli among 12 athletes in event raising money for US human rights group that helps identify those who die in attempt to reach border
By Elliot Spagat
In this May 23, 2005 file photo, then real estate mogul and Reality TV star Donald Trump, left, listens as Michael Sexton introduces him at a news conference in New York where he announced the establishment of Trump University. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
November 10, 2016, 11:33 pm
Judge denies bid to bar evidence at Trump University trial
The jurist Trump accused of bias over his Mexican heritage allows president-elect’s tweets, comments, tax history to be entered in fraud case
By Elliot Spagat
In this May 23, 2005 file photo, then real estate mogul and Reality TV star Donald Trump, left, listens as Michael Sexton introduces him at a news conference in New York where he announced the establishment of Trump University. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
November 10, 2016, 8:21 pm
Trump University lawsuit heads toward November 28 trial
President-elect has said judge presiding over case is biased because of his Mexican heritage
By Elliot Spagat
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