We agree. Journalists are working tirelessly to cover this story but face too many barriers to information. We are grateful to @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social for introducing SB 423 & #CALege for passing this transparency measure. calmatters.org/justice/2026... Read more by @wendyfry.bsky.social

Data from 911 calls at ICE detention centers must be released under bill going to Gov. Newsom

The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers. A Democratic lawmaker put it forward after reading news storie...

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John Cusack@johncusack.bsky.social · 6d ago

Governor Newsom needs to sign this bill to bring transparency to private detention facilities. bsky.app/profile/free..., x.com/FreedomofPre...

Governor Newsom needs to sign this bill to bring transparency to private detention facilities. bsky.app/profile/free..., x.com/FreedomofPre...

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Dozens of immigrants have died in private detention facilities. Many suffer medical neglect. There's fear journalist Richard Parias may need his arm amputated after ICE shot him. How bad is it? We d...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation@freedom.press · 6d ago

Dozens of immigrants have died in private detention facilities. Many suffer medical neglect. There's fear journalist Richard Parias may need his arm amputated after ICE shot him. How bad is it? We don't even know. That's why Gavin Newsom must sign this powerful public records bill in California.

BREAKING: Today the California Senate passed SB 423! This important transparency bill is now on to the governor's desk. See the news from @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social: sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/senator...

📣 SB 423 is headed to the Governor’s desk! SB 423 will require public agencies to release records related to 911 calls from privately-run detention facilities.

The California Legislature passed a bill that would force disclosure of information about emergency calls at immigrant detention centers. A Democratic lawmaker put it forward after reading news stories in CalMatters. cal.news/4qO6kf7 📸 Gregory Bull, AP

Today, my SB 423 passed the Assembly! This bill is part of our effort to hold privately-run detention facilities accountable for the numerous reported human rights abuses. SB 423 will require agencies to release records related to 911 calls from these facilities, improving transparency & oversight.

"No private contract or detention center wall should be used to hide dangerous conditions or silence people who have been mistreated inside these facilities.” — @SenatorGonzalez.bsky.social We agree. Read the latest on SB423, a bill we support to increase transparency. www.kqed.org/news/1209633...

As ICE Custody Deaths Rise, State Bill Would Force Release of 911 Call Data | KQED

The bill comes as watchdog organizations and state officials point to documented cases of medical neglect and inhumane treatment within the state’s ICE facilities.

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FAC's Paloma Esquivel talked to Anthony Victoria of IE Latino Voices on KVCR about SB 423, a bill that would mandate disclosure of 911 call records in California from detention centers, including privately run detention centers. ⬇️ www.kvcrnews.org/local-news/2...

IE Latino Voices: Paloma Esquivel on why its hard to get information from ICE detention centers

First Amendment Coalition's Paloma Esquivel explains why detention centers remain difficult to scrutinize and what public records can reveal about what happens inside.

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"No more secrecy." Thank you @senatorgonzalez.bsky.social for bringing SB 423, a bill to increase transparency over the immigration detention system. We are proud to co-sponsor this public records legislation to ensure emergency calls aren't shrouded in secrecy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGW8...

The public has a right to know what happens inside California’s privately-run immigration detention centers. SB 423 is urgently needed legislation to increase transparency by requiring disclosure of 911 recordings and related records. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Opinion | Californians have a right to know about 911 calls from ICE detention centers

Most immigrant detention centers are privately run and shrouded in secrecy. A bill would make records of 911 calls from the centers public.

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SB 423 would require disclosure of 911 calls and related records from the notoriously opaque, privately run immigration detention centers in California. An op-ed by FAC's Paloma Esquivel in @calmatters.org calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Opinion | Californians have a right to know about 911 calls from ICE detention centers

Most immigrant detention centers are privately run and shrouded in secrecy. A bill would make records of 911 calls from the centers public.

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"[W]illing to risk lives for the sake of innovation." After more than year of fighting @caloes.bsky.social for public records, newly released internal emails show the absolute chaos behind California's $456M Next Gen 911 upgrade. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/w...

Here’s why California’s $456M 911 upgrade went sideways: sources, records indicate

Newly released internal records show insiders on California’s troubled $456 million Next Generation 911 project lost confidence in the system’s chief architect years before he left the state agency…

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How do journalists get ahold of government documents for investigative stories? @riversiderecord.bsky.social journalist Daniel Eduardo Hernandez worked with us to document FAC’s Watchdog Workshop with KVCR in San Bernardino last month and help answer that question.

We and @facoalition.bsky.social fought an overbroad unconstitutional order telling the "public" at large to pull down a court record. With (copious and generous!) help from @volokhc.bsky.social and @megangray.bsky.social, we won. reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Local journalists are working hard to get the stories their communities need. There are often too few resources and too many obstacles. Thrilled we could spend the day with Inland Empire reporters & offer some support for their work. 🗞️🤳🎥📸🔏

First Amendment Coalition@facoalition.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How do journalists get ahold of government documents for investigative stories? @riversiderecord.bsky.social journalist Daniel Eduardo Hernandez worked with us to document FAC’s Watchdog Workshop with KVCR in San Bernardino last month and help answer that question.

A CA school district ordered student journalists to take down two stories -- a violation of the state's student journalists' press rights law. @edsource.org talked to @splc.org and FAC's @davidloy.bsky.social about school admins squelching students' press freedom. edsource.org/2026/high-sc...

Student journalists’ free press rights tested at Marin County high school

Administrators at Redwood High School in Marin County have been accused of violating a state law that protects the First Amendment and free press rights of student journalists at the Redwood Bark,…

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TODAY! We're excited to be in Redding today to give a Know Your Rights program on public meetings protections. We're proud to partner with @shastascout.bsky.social and @amcommmedia.bsky.social to offer this educational community event.

How are #immigration issues impacting individuals and families, and what is the role of media? FAC's Paloma Esquivel (center) joined a panel discussion discussing these issues at @calulacfoundation.bsky.social annual convention. We were so honored to attend!

What are authorities trying to hide? 🕵️‍♂️ Join FAC's @davidloy.bsky.social and Thad Greenson for a deep dive with @amcommmedia.bsky.social on uncovering ICE's local partnerships. Get records, read the data, and know what to look for. Don't miss this briefing americancommunitymedia.org/media-briefi...

Tracking ICE–Police Collaboration: Tools for Journalists, Lawsuits and What Authorities Don’t Want You to See

As local police expand roles in immigration enforcement, limited transparency around ICE collaboration raises accountability concerns. Experts share strategies for accessing records, analyzing data,…

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Had a blast representing @harborinstituteoc.bsky.social at the @caimmigrant.bsky.social Immigrant Day of Action Conference earlier this week speaking alongside @eri-usc.bsky.social, @buenvecino.bsky.social, @facoalition.bsky.social about accessing and communicating data to advance immigrant justice!

FAC's Paloma Esquivel (center) joined Dr. Mai Nguyen Do (left) of the Harbor Institute for Immigrant & Economic Justice and Willie Lubka of @buenvecino.bsky.social to talk about obtaining and using data to advance accountability at the annual Immigrant Day of Action in Sacramento last week.

We’re kicking off #SunshineWeek in classrooms and community events. Yesterday, FAC Advocacy Director @ginnylaroe.bsky.social was on campus at SF State University (pictured) and our Executive Director David Snyder talked to a class at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social.

A Valentine from @facoalition.bsky.social.

NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny. On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.

Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny

On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.

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🔴 The arrest of Don Lemon is blatant censorship. And he is not the only one: Thursday’s arrests of Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort demonstrate the administration’s lawless crusade against routine journalism Read FPF's @seth-stern.bsky.social's op-ed in the @us.theguardian.com.

The arrest of Don Lemon is blatant censorship. And he is not the only one | Seth Stern

Thursday’s arrests of Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort demonstrate the administration’s lawless crusade against routine journalism

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Ashamed this is happening in my city. www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...

Oakland cops toss student journalist from news conference about John Beam’s death

First Amendment advocates are now calling for an end to a policy requiring journalists to have police-issued credentials.

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Oakland police say city is too unsafe to conduct its news conferences the way every other agency in the city does. Instead, it picks and chooses who passes an application for a police-issued credential just to be present at routine news conferences.

Oakland cops toss student journalist from news conference about John Beam’s death

First Amendment advocates are now calling for an end to a policy requiring journalists to have police-issued credentials.

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Thankful for all the local journalists who keep communities informed and for those who invest in us press rights advocates to support the work.

First Amendment Coalition@facoalition.bsky.social · 10mo ago

FAC teamed up with Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation for a workshop for reporters on how to use transparency laws in their stories, including ✅ covering protests ✅ press rights ✅ our new Reporter's Field Guides Read more & bring a FAC workshop to you! firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/su...

Oakland Police must end its restrictive press policy, writes FAC, @spj-norcal.bsky.social and @pmwglocal39521.bsky.social firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/11/14/p...

Press advocates condemn Oakland Police Department’s press policy

Oakland Police Department must end its restrictive press policy.

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If you’re a reporter with questions about what you and others are allowed to do in and around polling places on Election Day, we’ve got answers. Join us for a Q&A on 10/28 1 PM PT about our new election day access guide firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/yo...

Your Detailed Guide to Election Day Access

We’re thrilled to offer our latest Reporter’s Field Guide to help journalists report on elections.

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