Vera Bergengruen

Vera Bergengruen is a political correspondent in the Washington, D.C. bureau.

Immigration advocates with the Florida Immigrant Coalition go house to house handing out fliers on July 13, 2019 in Little Havana in Miami, Florida. The Trump administration recently moved forward with a nationwide immigration enforcement operation.

An Unintended Consequence of Trump's Repeated Threats of Raids: More Immigrants Know Their Rights

'There’s been such a spotlight put on this'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), agents detain an immigrant on October 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Trump Called Publicizing ICE Raids a 'Disgrace.' Then He Started Publicizing Raids

When Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf warned residents of an upcoming ra...

When Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf warned residents of an upcoming raid by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in 2018, President Donald Trump called it a "disgrace to our nation." Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited...

COLUMBIA, SC - JUNE 22: Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the crowd during the 2019 South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention on June 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. Democratic presidential hopefuls are converging on South Carolina this weekend for a host of events where the candidates can directly address an important voting bloc in the Democratic primary.

Joe Biden Has Been in High-Pressure Debates Before. But Never Like This

For Joe Biden, the déjà vu is real. An unpopular, scandal-plagued incumbent...

For Joe Biden, the déjà vu is real. An unpopular, scandal-plagued incumbent President. Tax cuts that aren’t being felt in the middle class. A restless public that has lost faith in its institutions and is...

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: Democratic presidential candidates New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (L-R), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland congressman John Delaney take part in the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on June 26, 2019 in Miami, Florida. A field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first debate of the 2020 election, taking place over two nights at Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo.

The First Debate Showed How Far to the Left Democrats Have Moved

Some of the positions put forth in Miami may stymie moderates’ willingness ...

Some of the positions put forth in Miami may stymie moderates’ willingness to vote President Donald Trump from power.

Senator of Massachusetts (D) and Democratic Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren gestures as she speaks during a town hall meeting at Florida International University in Miami, Florida on June 25, 2019. (Photo by RHONA WISE / AFP) (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)

Winning the First Debate? Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan for That

Framed by a backdrop of a neon-pink sunset outlined with palm trees, Sen. E...

Framed by a backdrop of a neon-pink sunset outlined with palm trees, Sen. Elizabeth Warren at first seemed out of place on Tuesday as she faced a young and diverse audience in Miami on the...

Democratic presidential candidate and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro speaks at the South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention on June 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Why the First Democratic Debates Will Force 2020 Candidates to Get Serious About Immigration Policy

How Democrats handle immigration in Miami will be the first campaign test o...

How Democrats handle immigration in Miami will be the first campaign test of how they position themselves on Trump's signature issue.

President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Nov. 11, 2017.

Watchdogs Sue Trump Administration Over Missing Notes From Putin Meeting

"President Trump has taken unusual measures to conceal the details of these...

"President Trump has taken unusual measures to conceal the details of these meetings"