Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego, Author at Times of San Diego

Dozens of people crowd a public square in the dark. They are surrounded by trees and the windows of tall buildings.

Immigration arrests gripped San Diego this year. Here’s what to expect in 2026

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Dec. 30, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Dec. 31, 2025, 5:33 a.m.

Federal agents, often wearing face masks, arrested nearly 5,000 immigrants in San Diego and Imperial counties from January to October 2025.

At San Diego fence, officials tout decreased border crossings, promise bigger U.S. crackdown

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Dec. 13, 2025, 4:00 p.m.Dec. 13, 2025, 11:17 p.m.

What can we learn from the history of deportation? Live event from Times of San Diego

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Dec. 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m.Dec. 9, 2025, 7:32 p.m.

Migrants face a choice: Wait years for a hearing, or agree to be deported now

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Nov. 30, 2025, 2:00 p.m.Dec. 3, 2025, 9:44 a.m.

Border Patrol officer directs tourist from restricted area.

Reports: Trump replacing ICE leaders with Border Patrol, raising questions about both agencies

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Nov. 8, 2025, 7:07 p.m.Nov. 9, 2025, 8:14 a.m.

Across California, ICE summons migrants to their own arrests

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego and Shaylee Navarro • Stocktonia Oct. 30, 2025, 3:30 p.m.Nov. 9, 2025, 8:53 p.m.

A masked man in a hallway, followed by another man, leads a man in a T-shirt who is cuffed, out of a doorway.

Asylum-seekers now held for days – in a downtown San Diego basement

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Oct. 20, 2025, 5:30 p.m.Nov. 9, 2025, 8:58 p.m.

In Central Valley fields, immigration fears compound ag workers’ worries

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Sept. 30, 2025, 8:15 a.m.Nov. 9, 2025, 9:04 p.m.

ICE wrist monitor

ICE straps ankle bracelets, wrist monitors on more migrants in San Diego

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Sept. 29, 2025, 6:24 a.m.Sept. 30, 2025, 12:13 p.m.

A coalition of politicians at a press conference, with signs that say 'Rights not raids" and "Hands off our communities."

In face of immigration raids, San Diego-area officials propose collaborative effort to resist

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Sept. 12, 2025, 5:06 p.m.Sept. 12, 2025, 8:44 p.m.

ICE arrest

Supreme Court OK’s LA immigration raids: What we know now

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Sept. 8, 2025, 6:36 p.m.Sept. 9, 2025, 6:28 p.m.

Volunteer Barbara Stone talks about her ICE detention. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

When ICE arrests US citizens, there’s little clear path for what happens next

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Aug. 22, 2025, 8:30 a.m.Aug. 25, 2025, 12:12 p.m.

A law enforcement jacket with the words "POLICE ICE" on the back

ICE arrest outside Encinitas elementary school sparks new round of public outcry

by Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Aug. 20, 2025, 5:30 p.m.Aug. 21, 2025, 5:01 p.m.

A woman stands before a podium flanked by three others discussing an ICE arrest.

SD Unified officials blast ICE arrest of parent outside elementary school

by Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego and Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego Aug. 15, 2025, 2:00 p.m.Aug. 16, 2025, 4:39 a.m.