Jackie Llanos

Immigration Reporter & AJI Fellow

Jackie covers immigration at The Washington Sun.

She previously covered state politics and policy for the Florida Phoenix, where she focused on immigration and health.

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Appeals Court Weighs Whether the U.S. Should Bring Back Venezuelans Sent to CECOT

September 25, 2026 02:57 p.m.
A Watchdog Says ICE Wasted Millions in Its Detention Expansion

September 24, 2026 04:34 p.m.
Democrats Are Using ‘Shadow Hearings’ to Go on Offense on ICE

September 23, 2026 01:32 p.m.
Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Recounts Being Shot By an ICE Officer

September 21, 2026 04:48 p.m.
Federal Judge Limits ICE Agents in Construction Site Searches and Detentions

September 21, 2026 01:43 p.m.
Whistleblower Says DHS’s Hunt for Unlawful Voting May Have Broken State Laws

September 14, 2026 06:23 p.m.
DHS Watchdog Says Detainees Were Put in Small Cages at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

September 14, 2026 01:07 p.m.
ICE Detains Far-Right Commentator Milo Yiannopoulos

August 28, 2026 04:17 p.m.
U.S. Military Uses New Laser Technology to Down ‘Cartel-Linked’ Drones

August 28, 2026 12:10 p.m.
Trump Is Actually Going Through With His ‘Lake America’ Name Change

August 27, 2026 01:44 p.m.
Jon Ossoff Assails GOP Rival After Report Reveals Former Staffer’s Nazi Posts

August 27, 2026 01:21 p.m.
Lisa Cook Turns Mortgage Fraud Accusations Back on Trump and Bessent

August 27, 2026 11:16 a.m.
Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Back Asylum Ban at U.S.-Mexico Border

August 25, 2026 05:07 p.m.
Secret Service Investigating $10M Bounty Iran Placed on Barron Trump

August 25, 2026 11:33 a.m.
Rep. Al Green Wants to Impeach Trump — Again

August 24, 2026 06:18 p.m.
The Trump Administration Gives H-1B Visa Fee Another Try

August 24, 2026 06:09 p.m.