Following reports of ICE raids across the United States, members of communities across Merced County demonstrated their support for undocumented immigrants and migrants with a rally led by Faith in the Valley outside the County Administration Building.
Students from multiple Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) schools gathered at Merced High School on May 8 to address the school board regarding decorating graduation caps, frustrated with a lack of policy that was inclusive of all students.
According to the Merced City and County Continuum of Care, the City of Merced homeless count dropped very slightly from 318 to 310 in 2018, though the number of displaced people in Merced County rose from 454 to 514.
