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Andrea Castillo

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at Los Angeles Times

@LATimes reporter covering immigration and Congress. She/her. Hablo español. Formerly @FresnoBee and @Oregonian. Tips: Andrea(dot)Castillo(at)https://t.co/W2ocoOVmTY

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Articles

  • ACLU asks U.S. Supreme Court to block more Venezuelan detainee removals

    5 days ago | latimes.com | Rachel Uranga |Andrea Castillo

    In this photo provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, prison guards transfer deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 16, 2025.

  • Outraged senators urge DHS to end ‘welfare checks’ following unannounced L.A. school visits

    5 days ago | latimes.com | Andrea Castillo

    California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff gave Trump administration officials until May 2 to answer questions about why federal agents attempted to speak with students at two Los Angeles elementary schools last week. The Department of Homeland Security said agents were conducting “welfare checks” on the students.

  • House Democrats demand briefing after immigration agents try to enter L.A. elementary schools

    1 week ago | latimes.com | Andrea Castillo

    Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach) and other House Democrats are demanding that Department of Homeland Security officials justify their attempts last week to speak with students at two Los Angeles elementary schools. Garcia and 17 other Democrats signed a letter sent Friday to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, requesting a briefing about the operation.

  • Due process in theory, deportation in practice

    2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Andrea Castillo

    WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's ruling allowing the Trump administration to continue deporting immigrants under an 18th century wartime law was hailed as a victory by both the federal government and those challenging the deportations. The high court left many questions about the law unanswered, experts said, which explains, in part, the contradictory reactions to Monday night's ruling. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • Supreme Court immigration ruling: Due process in theory, deportation in practice

    2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Andrea Castillo

    In a photo provided by the Salvadoran government, inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations kneel in a prison last month in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the Trump administration to continue deporting immigrants under an 18th century wartime law was hailed as a victory by both the federal government and those challenging the deportations.

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RT @MrOlmos: Border Patrol said their Bakersfield mission was highly targeted. But data we obtained suggests otherwise. And analysis of c…

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RT @AP: BREAKING: An immigration judge rules that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported. His lawyers are expected to…

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