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Rachel Uranga
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Immigration reporter for the L.A. Times. L.A. native, president of CCNMA and proud mama. Reach me at rachel.uranga(@)latimes.com
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U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

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U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
racheluranga.bsky.social
Carmen’s abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door. He threatened to kill her as her young son watched in horror.

She helped get him deported. Then the Trump Administration deported Carmen right into his hands.

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She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms.
Carmen's abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Chaotic shooting of suspect and deputy U.S. marshal in L.A. highlights increased aggression, questionable tactics in ICE crackdowns

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Chaotic shooting of suspect and deputy U.S. marshal highlights increased aggression in ICE crackdowns
Authorities accused Carlitos Ricardo Parias of ramming his car into agents’ vehicles after they boxed him in. Video shows his car pinned as agents opened fire.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Trump administration is sending federal agents to San Francisco following weeks of threats. Gov. Newsom calls it a page out of the "dictator’s handbook” intended to create the conditions of unrest necessary to then send in the National Guard. From Clara Harter.

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Federal agents heading to San Francisco — an attempt by Trump to invoke chaos, Newsom says
The Trump administration is sending federal agents to San Francisco following weeks of threats from the president to deploy the National Guard to the Bay Area.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Immigration sought to deport 88-year-old. But he already died

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Immigration sought to deport 88-year-old. But he already died
Jose Mario Rodriguez Grimaldi was weak and unable to eat in his final days after contracting COVID.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him
Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him
Bayron Rovidio Marin broke his leg when immigration authorities raided the car wash where he worked in Carson in August. He was surveilled for more than a month in his hospital bed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center before a federal judge ordered his release.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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In the fire zones, an immigrant workforce warily carries out cleanup

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In the fire zones, an immigrant workforce warily carries out cleanups
Months after the Eaton fire, a largely immigrant workforce clears homes of ash and debris in Altadena amid health risks and threat of immigration raids.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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"The intense push to ramp up deportations is dragging in even the dead, unnerving immigrant households, cramming court calendars and sapping stretched immigration attorneys’ time."
crazy story here by @racheluranga.bsky.social
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Immigration sought to deport 88-year-old. But he already died
The Department of Homeland Security's intense push to ramp up deportations is dragging in even the dead as it unnerves immigrant households and crams court calendars.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Prison operator CoreCivic announced a $130M a year contract with ICE for California’s newest and largest immigration detention center today, a month after opening w/o permits.

Detainees inside say they lack medicines, are locked in cells for hours on end.

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Immigrants decry conditions at former prison, ICE's largest detention center in California
Detainees report prison-like conditions inside the California City facility and lack of access to medical care. Advocates are trying to shut it down.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The arrest of LA-area nurse Amanda Trebach who documented ICE operations is putting a spotlight on the risks associated with observing and documenting immigration enforcement in Southern California. www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. volunteers who document ICE raids are being arrested. How to do it safely
L.A. County residents have been documenting immigration enforcement since early June. A recent arrest of a volunteer highlights the risk of this work.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Earlier this year, we learned immigration attorneys were scrambling to respond to a flurry of requests from DHS to recalendar old cases - some as old as '06. In some, ppl had died - or their attorneys.
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Trump officials are reopening old immigration cases, even for dead people. 'They don't do their homework,' lawyers say
Attorneys and their clients are racing to submit opposition to the legal actions. In one case, the government sought to recalendar proceedings against a man who was dead.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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After weeks of relative quiet, the immigration raid on a Home Depot in Westlake early Wednesday morning revived fears of widespread sweeps in Los Angeles as U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino warned, “We’re not leaving.”

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Federal agents use Penske rental truck as 'Trojan Horse' to raid Los Angeles Home Depot
Border Patrol agents reportedly arrested 16 people at a Home Depot in Westlake on Wednesday. They utilized Penske trucks to carry out the arrests.
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August 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Breaking news: Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants with as little as six hours’ notice to countries other than their own, even without assurances that the arrivals will be safe from persecution or torture, a top official said.
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens
The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.
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July 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Border Patrol agent charged with drunkenly attacking Long Beach cop while off duty
Border Patrol agent charged with drunkenly attacking Long Beach cop while off duty
Isaiah Hodgson, 29, was charged with resisting arrest, battery and weapons offenses for the drunken incident on July 7.
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July 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Immigration Officials Used Shadowy Pro-Israel Group to Target Student Activists www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...
Immigration Officials Used Shadowy Pro-Israel Group to Target Student Activists
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July 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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In the long shadow of his policies, local and national observers alike are paying renewed attention to Stephen Miller’s upbringing in the famously liberal enclave once dubbed “the People’s Republic of Santa Monica.”
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Stephen Miller finally gets his revenge on L.A.
In the long shadow of his policies, renewed attention is being paid to Miller’s upbringing in the famously liberal enclave once dubbed "the People’s Republic of Santa Monica."
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July 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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ICE leaves cars abandoned, lawn mowers running when it arrests workers: A new push to secure property
ICE leaves cars abandoned, lawn mowers running when it arrests workers: A new push to secure property
Santa Ana police announced it would attempt to return abandoned property, such as vehicles and work equipment, to relatives of those detained by federal agents.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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California, 17 other states challenge ‘suspicionless’ stops by masked ICE agents in L.A.

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California, 17 other states challenge 'suspicionless' stops by masked ICE agents in L.A.
California and a coalition of 17 other states have backed a lawsuit calling for an end to unconstitutional immigration stops in Los Angeles.
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July 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The heavily armed federal forces were met with crowds of people screaming “get the f— out!” Mayor Karen Bass, also on the scene, said "they need to leave because this is unacceptable."

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Heavily armed immigration agents descend on MacArthur Park in L.A.
Agents on horseback and in armored vehicles participated in a daytime raid in the heart of Los Angeles' immigrant community.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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L.A.'s political leaders are looking to sue the Trump administration, saying recent immigration enforcement activities violate the U.S. Constitution. The case could be modeled after a lawsuit filed in February by United Farm Workers.

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L.A. city leaders look to file lawsuit over 'unconstitutional' immigration enforcement
Seven council members want the city attorney to seek “immediate legal action” to keep their constituents from being racially profiled or detained without warrants.
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June 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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“They came in on all sides,” said Domingo Rueda Hernandez. Fearful, even as a resident with legal status, he ran behind bags of dirt in the parking lot with others.

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An ICE raid at a Home Depot in Hollywood shatters an immigrant refuge
Immigration agents arrest dozens around Home Depot in Hollywood, shattering the lives of the vendors and their families who created a makeshift community there.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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DHS has responded after Glendale moved to terminate its contract to hold ICE detainees, saying: "Glendale’s politicians stand with criminal illegal aliens, including gang members, rapists, and murderers over American citizens.”
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Glendale ends ICE contract, no longer holds detainees
Glendale announces it will end its agreement to hold immigration detainees captured by ICE amid mounting friction over raids in Los Angeles.
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June 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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On Monday, I watched a Chinese nat'l get detained after a hearing. I followed his case and found he was being held in Glendale. As it turns out, the city is the only one in L.A. County with a longstanding agreement to hold ICE detainees.
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L.A. suburb is holding ICE detainees in its city jail, sidelining sanctuary rules
Glendale City Council members defended the contract this week, saying the 2007 agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in compliance with state law.
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June 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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NEW: The Trump administration swiftly cancelled dozens of international student visas Friday at Stanford and University of California campuses, including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. One UC San Diego student was taken into custody at the border for deportation: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration cancels more than a dozen international student visas at University of California, Stanford
Amid a national sweep over student visas that has hit colleges across the U.S., the Trump administration on Friday canceled more than a dozen international student visas at the University of Californi...
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April 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Kids in deportation proceedings — some still infants — do n't have the right to a court-appointed attorney, though the U.S. recognizes the right to a lawyer. Securing one can mean the difference between staying in the country and deportation.

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As children are pulled into immigration court, many must fend for themselves
Unaccompanied minors face a new reality under the Trump administration as they lose avenues to legal representation and fears grow about expediting removals.
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March 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM