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Rachel Uranga

Los Angeles

Reporter at Los Angeles Times

Immigration reporter @LATimes. Reach me at rachel.uranga(@)https://t.co/PXCkbjGZXm or DM me, also on 🦋 Frmr @Reuters @ladailynews l @LatinoJournosCA l L.A. bred

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  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Rachel Uranga

    LOS ANGELES - The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is ratcheting up immigration enforcement in jails as the Trump administration looks for more ways to remove more immigrants from sanctuary cities. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced this week a pilot program dubbed "Operation Guardian Angel" intended to "neutralize" sanctuary state laws.

  • 1 week ago | thederrick.com | Rachel Uranga

    LOS ANGELES — The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is ratcheting up immigration enforcement in jails as the Trump administration looks for more ways to remove more immigrants from sanctuary cities. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced this week a pilot program dubbed "Operation Guardian Angel" intended to "neutralize" sanctuary state laws.

  • 1 week ago | latimes.com | Rachel Uranga

    The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is ratcheting up immigration enforcement in jails as the Trump administration looks for more ways to remove more immigrants from sanctuary cities. U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli announced this week a pilot program dubbed “Operation Guardian Angel” intended to “neutralize” sanctuary state laws. The office identifies individuals with criminal records who have been deported and charges them with illegally reentering the United States, a federal crime.

  • 1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Melissa Gomez |Rachel Uranga

    By Melissa Gomez and Rachel Uranga - Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES - The man just had his immigration case dismissed and his wife and 8-year-old son were trailing behind him when agents surrounded, then handcuffed him outside the downtown Los Angeles courtroom. Erick Eduardo Fonseca Solorzano stood speechless. His wife trembled in panic. The federal agents explained in Spanish that he would be put into expedited removal proceedings. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

  • 1 week ago | swoknews.com | Rachel Uranga

    LOS ANGELES — The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles is ratcheting up immigration enforcement in jails as the Trump administration looks for more ways to remove more immigrants from sanctuary cities. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced this week a pilot program dubbed "Operation Guardian Angel" intended to "neutralize" sanctuary state laws.

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Rachel Uranga @racheluranga
6 Jun 25

RT @JasGarsd: For months I’ve been recording conversations w immigrants in ICE detention. A pattern emerged: lack of food, sleeping on the…

Rachel Uranga
Rachel Uranga @racheluranga
5 Jun 25

RT @suhaunah: Why was a man detained by ICE at a courthouse in downtown Los Angeles taken over to be held in Glendale? @MelissaGomez004 @ra…

Rachel Uranga
Rachel Uranga @racheluranga
5 Jun 25

Immigrants detained by federal agents in Southern California are being housed at the Glendale City Jail, making the LA suburb one of the few, if not the only, known jurisdiction to sidestep the state's "sanctuary”rules. w/@MelissaGomez004 https://t.co/7ZJJ7sqCEP