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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Sailor on Nightmare USS Lincoln Deployment Says Immigration Agents Arrested His Father

August 24, 2026 10:56 a.m.
Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application

August 21, 2026 05:34 p.m.
Treasury Doubles Down on Its Plan to Stabilize Financial Markets

August 20, 2026 02:05 p.m.
FBI Raids Eric Swalwell’s Home as Part of Sexual Assault Probe

August 20, 2026 12:20 p.m.
Top DHS Lawyer’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Judges List Lands Him in Hot Water

August 20, 2026 12:00 p.m.
ICE Holding San Diego Padres Coach at El Paso Detention Center

August 19, 2026 12:34 p.m.
Tarp Covering Kennedy Center Facade Must Stay, DOJ Argues in Court

August 19, 2026 11:59 a.m.
White House’s University Antisemitism Probes Had ‘Predetermined’ Outcomes, Whistleblowers Say

August 18, 2026 07:37 p.m.
ABC Lawsuit Accuses the FCC of Running a ‘Retaliatory Campaign’

August 18, 2026 12:09 p.m.
Fake Poll Showing LA Mayor Karen Bass Leading Was a ‘Social Experiment,’ Group Says

August 17, 2026 06:36 p.m.
Civil Rights Groups Are Challenging Trump’s New ‘Birth Tourism’ Order

August 11, 2026 03:19 p.m.
The U.S. Spent $2.2 Billion on Immigration Detention Centers, With More to Go

August 10, 2026 10:18 a.m.
Trump to Supercharge Local Police Immigration Enforcement With $1.6 Billion

July 31, 2026 05:04 p.m.
More Migrant Kids Are Getting Removal Orders. Some Could Lose Their Attorneys Too.

July 29, 2026 05:55 p.m.
ACLU Seeks Government Payouts for Immigration Agent Misconduct

July 29, 2026 10:47 a.m.
New Rule Could Send Hundreds of Thousands Seeking Asylum to Immigration Courts

July 27, 2026 01:09 p.m.