• It is expected that the border infrastructure can be resumed normally by early December San Diego, CA.- The resumption of border crossings and the normalization of medical tourism in Baja California will be crucial for binational economic reactivation. This was indicated during the meeting of the Border Affairs Commission …

El Centro, CA.– In accordance with State and Imperial County Public Health Orders, El Centro businesses such as restaurants, fitness facilities, and personal services will be able to use designated outdoor areas for their operations as part of new guidelines developed by the City of El Centro. The COVID-19 Outdoor …

-Editorial The United States will not participate in a global vaccination effort for COVID-19 since it has the involvement of the World Health Organization. While many countries will join the global efforts to create a vaccine, the U.S. will not participate since they oppose WHO’s response to the pandemic and …

-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to Customs and Border Protection asking for clarification on the changes made that is causing longer border waits. In the afternoon of August 21, 2020, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection distributed a notice to inform stakeholders that they will …

-Editorial A judge in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) has ordered a Harrisonville, New Jersey, tomato farm to pay $49,423 in back wages to 62 farmworkers, the majority of which the employer recruited from Mexico as temporary foreign workers on H-2A visas. The judge …

-Editorial The Imperial County Health Department gave an update on the new guidelines the state introduced by the state last week by California Governor Gavin Newsom. On Friday, August 28, 2020, the State of California unveiled the new Blueprint for a Safer Economy for reducing COVID-19. Jeanette Angulo, Director of …

-Editorial Today, President Donald Trump said during his press conference that the vaccine against COVID-19 is going very well and hopes to have it available very soon. “This part of Operation Warp Speed to have a vaccine. Many people thought it will take years but we are doing them in …

-Editorial Unemployed California workers should begin receiving an extra $300 in weekly unemployment payments starting in early September. The additional unemployment payments are being provided to states nationwide through the U.S. government’s Lost Wages Assistance Program that is tapping funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The supplement will be …

By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and law professor. Special Collaboration: Fernando Manuel Castro Figueroa, attorney and law professor, and Dr. Marina del Pilar Olmeda García, Doctor of Law, researcher, and law professor. Dr. Roy Godson defines the culture of lawfulness as the set of beliefs, values, norms, and actions …

-Editorial Residents of Imperial County that have been affected by COVID-19 may soon get support to pay for the utility bills now that the Board of Supervisors moved forward with a grant applicant at their Tuesday meeting. The California Department of Housing and Community Development announced the availability of approximately …