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David Noriega

David Noriega is an NBC News correspondent based in Los Angeles.

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Latest from David Noriega

4d ago

Family fears for safety of Venezuelan makeup artist deported to Salvadoran megaprison

Growing up in Venezuela, Andry Hernandez Romero discovered an early love for theater, costume design and makeup by participating in his small town’s annual festival for Three Kings Day.

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Immigration

21d ago

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Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say

Nike’s Jumpman, roses and a popular phrase from a Donald Trump-supporting Puerto Rican rapper: These are some of the tattoos defense lawyers and relatives say helped authorities accuse several Venezuelan men of belonging to Tren de Aragua gang.

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Immigration

24d ago

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The truth about Tren de Aragua, the gang at the center of Trump's immigration crackdown

The Trump administration says the group should be treated as an invading force. Critics say it’s a pretext for the administration’s anti-immigrant narrative.
65d ago

ICE raids Denver-area apartment buildings

Heavily armed federal agents raided apartment buildings across metro Denver early Wednesday in a search for Venezuelan gang members and other migrants.

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Immigration

115d ago

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U.S. charges Colombians in deadly migrant smuggling scheme

Two Colombians are facing extradition to the U.S. for their role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the disappearance at sea of dozens of migrants crossing from Colombia's Caribbean coast to Nicaragua.

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Immigration

176d ago

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A deadly detour: Migrant deaths spike outside El Paso

First responders and others in New Mexico attribute the rise in the heat-related deaths largely to Texas' Operation Lone Star, which hardened the border in the city's urban core.

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Immigration

227d ago

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Judge blocks Biden program providing pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration program that allowed undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to apply for green cards without leaving the U.S.

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228d ago

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Immigrant families file motion to defend Biden program as Republican states sue

A group of undocumented immigrants and their families is seeking to defend Biden's 'parole-in-place' program from a lawsuit by 16 Republican-led states.

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233d ago

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Biden's immigration plan for undocumented spouses could transform lives — and the election

Some 60,000 immigrants married to U.S. citizens and eligible for Biden's "parole in place" program live in swing states.

Gen Z voters largely optimistic about Harris but say she needs to prove herself on the campaign trail

Younger Democrats said they were energized by the seismic shift in the 2024 race, while Republicans said the change doesn't make any difference to them.
282d ago

Chinese migrants deported on first large flight from U.S. since 2018

A group of migrants were deported to China over the weekend on the first large charter flight there since 2018, the Department of Homeland Security said.