Rachel Uranga

@racheluranga

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

Los Angeles

Joined April 2007

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · 31 m

3 U.S. Marine brothers faced toughest mission: Getting their dad freed from ICE custody ⁦@tarantulaarms⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. Masked federal agents beat and arrested Narciso Barranco as he tended to a lawn in Santa Ana.

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Brittny Mejia@brittny_mejia · 10 h

I spent time with Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and unable to speak. He was working at a car wash when ICE raided it. Diaz is a DACA recipient, allowing him to live and work in the U.S., but ICE arrested him and held him for weeks in El Paso. latimes.com/california/sto…

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 19

EPA eliminates its scientific research arm washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

racheluranga's tweet card. The move to dismantle the Office of Research and Development comes as Trump officials cut the agency’s total staff by 23 percent.

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 18

Inside Trump’s ICE expansion: Can he really hire 10,000 new agents? ⁦@andreamcastillo⁩ latimes.com/politics/story…

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Mica Rosenberg@micarosenberg · Jul 18

Today we published our 2nd story investigating the backgrounds of 230+ Venezuelan men Trump deported to Salvadoran. We did a first ever case-by-case analysis and found half were in the middle of their immigration cases, including dozens seeking asylum propublica.org/article/venezu…

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 18

Border Patrol raids in Sacramento intended to send message: ‘No such thing as a sanctuary state’ w/⁦@brittny_mejia⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. Border Patrol agents raided a Home Depot in Sacramento on Thursday, alarming elected officials and prompting a searing rebuke from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, who said they should do their jobs "at...

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 18

Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the ‘stupidest initiative yet’⁦@SalHernandez⁩ ⁦@LATSeema⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. Two federal officials traveled to California to visit the shuttered Alcatraz prison, part of a plan to soon announce the reopening of the infamous federal prison.

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Pablo Manríquez@PabloReports · Jul 17

In September, the DHS will end temporary protections for more than 50,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans who have lived in the U.S. for decades. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 17

Justice Department requests lists of all non-citizen inmates being held in California jails @kevrector @ConnorASheets latimes.com/politics/story…

racheluranga's tweet card. The U.S. Justice Department asked California counties to provide lists of all non-U.S. citizen inmates in their jails, ratcheting up the Trump administration's challenge to sanctuary policies.

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 17

Army vet calls for investigation after being detained for three days in ICE raid ⁦@jvgarrison⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. George Retes, a U.S. citizen, was held for three days after getting caught up in an immigration raid in Ventura County.

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 17

Trump administration pulls billions in funding for high-speed rail project; state leaders call decision ‘illegal’ ⁦@CShalby⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. The Federal Railroad Administration pulled $4 billion in funding on Wednesday that was intended for high-speed rail construction in the Central Valley.

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 17

L.A. County jails are handing inmates over to ICE for the first time in years ⁦@ConnorASheets⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. The L.A. County County Sheriff’s Department has started transferring inmates from its jails to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the first time in years via a legal avenue not barred by...

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 17

Trump cuts to California National Weather Service leave ‘critical’ holes: ‘It’s unheard of’ ⁦@ronlin⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. Some National Weather Service offices in California are among those hit hardest by meteorologist vacancies, heightening concerns as the state contends with the threat of extreme weather.

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WIRED@WIRED · Jul 16

The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.” wired.com/story/dhs-and-…

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Patrick J. McDonnell@PmcdonnellLAT · Jul 16

"Invaders?" Not quite. Many Mexican citizens detained by immigration agents in Los Angeles have deep U.S. roots. Half of those surveyed had been in the United States for a decade. Almost 1 in 3 had U.S.-born children. latimes.com/california/sto…

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 16

‘I already want to cry.’ Undocumented parents prepare for the unthinkable: giving up their kids @JennyAGold latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. Undocumented parents are preparing for the worst in response to the L.A. immigration raids. Bracing for potential deportation, they’re making emergency care plans for their kids.

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 15

Trump administration asks appeals court to lift restrictions on SoCal immigration raids w/ ⁦@sic_sonja⁩ ⁦@brittny_mejia⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

racheluranga's tweet card. After a federal judge in Los Angeles barred 'roving patrols' by immigration agents in seven California counties, the Trump administration asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to resume operations...

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 12

Immigration raid fears prompt Cal State L.A. move toward online classes: Report ktla.com/news/californi…

racheluranga's tweet card. Cal State L.A. is allowing professors to switch to online classes amid student concerns over the ongoing immigration raids. University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Heather Lattim…

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 12

The abrupt immigration arrests and deportations leave lives ruptured and cats and dogs homeless ⁦@lila_seidman⁩ latimes.com/environment/st…

racheluranga's tweet card. Chuco, a pit bull, was dropped at a shelter after his owner was deported last month. Many other dogs and cats in L.A. are facing similar circumstances as their caretakers vanish or flee.

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Rachel Uranga@racheluranga · Jul 12

Before Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, there was Harold Ezell —California's original king of deportation. ⁦@shelbygrad⁩ latimes.com/california/new…

racheluranga's tweet card. Your morning catch-up: The original deporter-in-chief, the story behind the homeless crisis in Los Angeles and more big stories.

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