Lauren Villagran
laurenvillagran.bsky.social
Lauren Villagran
@laurenvillagran.bsky.social
National reporter for USA TODAY. Human migration. Borders. Preguntona. Fronteriza.
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A powerful report from @laurenvillagran.bsky.social, cuts through misconceptions about detention, who is detained, sheds important light on how awful food and care are in detention: eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
ICE says it provides 'proper meals.' Detainees see crystalized jelly, rancid beans and iced bologna
In the business of immigration detention, researchers say 'bad food is the business model.'
eu.usatoday.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
He won asylum & US citizenship.

He voted for Trump.

Now his family may lose their legal status. @usatoday.com #immigration

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He won asylum and voted for Trump. Now his family may have to leave.
Biden offered humanitarian protections during a period of record migration. Now Trump is revoking their status.
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April 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Lauren Villagran
Trump's mass deportation effort has rapidly expanded to include immigrants whose application for legal status in the country is under review. Even those married or engaged to U.S. citizens are being detained by ICE, USA TODAY has learned.

@laurenvillagran.bsky.social
He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
ICE's deportation actions signal that anyone who isn't a U.S. citizen is 'at risk – period,' immigration attorney says.
www.usatoday.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Mexico's president #ClaudiaSheinbaum had sharp words for #Trump after he threatened her country w/ tariffs. Hear more on today's The Excerpt from @usatoday.com

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Israel and Hezbollah reach cease-fire
Israel and Hezbollah have reached a cease-fire agreement. USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran discusses the response in Mexico after President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats...
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November 27, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Stephen Miller: On day one, “the occupation ends and liberation day begins.” More on the man behind Trump’s immigration agenda:

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Who is Stephen Miller, architect of Donald Trump's mass deportation plans?
He helped design Trump's Muslim ban. Now, he will help the president-elect carry out his signature campaign promise: mass deportation.
www.usatoday.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 3:28 PM