Rachel Uranga covers immigration for the Los Angeles Times. She previously reported for the Los Angeles Business Journal, Reuters in Mexico City and Southern California News Group, where she later served on its editorial board.
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Trump’s executive order sought to dismantle asylum at the southern border. Lawyers say it has been illegally extended to migrants inside the country.
Lawyers asked a judge to reverse a stop work order on programs that provide detainees basic legal information, arguing that the funds had already been appropriated by Congress.
Justice Dept. halts legal programs for detained immigrants, cuts off advocates’ access to facilities
The suspension of advocates’ access to immigrant detention centers eliminates most chances for detainees without a lawyer to receive basic legal information.
ACLU sues to stop Trump policy that allows immediate deportation of some immigrants. The new policy could pave the way for mass expulsions.
Worry spreads over what Trump’s orders will mean for California immigrants. One in eight state residents are undocumented or live with a family member who is.
President Trump signed executive orders that will fundamentally change how the nation handles immigration, beefing up enforcement and deportations.
L.A.’s wildfire recovery may be on a collision course with Trump’s immigration policy. Southern California’s construction industry is heavily reliant on immigrant labor.
Dozens have been arrested in the heavily agricultural Kern County during a multiple-day operation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Though a U.S. citizen killed revelers on Bourbon Street, experts say the incoming president sees advantages in blaming immigrants and Islam for New Year’s Day attack.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta is seeking a receiver to manage the assets of Chinese Committee on Aging Housing Corp. after years of complaints at the nonprofit’s 268-unit affordable housing development for senior citizens.