Andrea Castillo covers immigration. Before joining the Los Angeles Times, she covered immigrant, ethnic and LGBTQ+ communities for the Fresno Bee. She got her start at the Oregonian in Portland. A native of Seattle, she’s been making her way down the West Coast since her graduation from Washington State University.
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The Supreme Court agreed that Trump can repeal former President Biden’s immigration policies and seek to deport those who had a temporary shield.
Supreme Court faults Texas judges and Trump lawyers for seeking deportation before detained men could be heard.
California receives over $15.7 billion in transportation grants and $20.6 billion in homeland security grants annually. The funding could be in jeopardy under an administration policy.
Homeland Security officials have said welfare checks aim to ensure that unaccompanied children “are safe and not being exploited, abused, and sex trafficked.”
Senators question Rodney Scott, who formerly led the U.S. Border Patrol and is now the nominee to lead its parent agency, about the brutal 2010 beating of a migrant by agents.
One order directs the attorney general and Homeland Security secretary to publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that ‘obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws.’
Homeland Security sent an email to a Los Angeles attorney, warning: ‘Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.’
Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) led the effort to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported, to the U.S. for a hearing.
Lawyers for Venezuelan detainees said they were poised for removal presumably to an El Salvadoran prison.
Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) demand Homeland Security Investigations provide more answers after meeting with officials over the LAUSD incident.