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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The Trump administration has paused a program providing 4,000 children in California with immigration lawyers. Some are just months old.
Una coalición de activistas inmigrantes autodenominada “Coalición de Autodefensa Comunitaria” afirma que alertará a la comunidad sobre los agentes del ICE.
A coalition of immigrant activists calling itself ‘the Community Self-Defense Coalition’ says it will alert the community to ICE agents.
DOJ reverses course after nonprofits sued the Trump administration for halting the $28-million program that provides legal orientation to detainees.
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.