Rep. Juan Vargas

Proudly representing the people of south San Diego County in US Congress. Former CA State Senator, Assembly Member and @SDCityCouncil Member.

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

I’ll always work to protect the rights of #CA52 residents. No matter your immigration status, know your rights if you ever have an encounter with an immigration enforcement agency like ICE.

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My prayers are with the Silver Rail Elementary School community. No child or teacher should ever walk into school fearing for their life and safety. We won’t stop fighting to end gun violence in America.

[CBS News @CBSNews]

A 5-year-old, 8-year-old, 11-year-old and one teacher were killed in the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday, authorities said in a press conference. Two other victims, a 7-year-old and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to a hospital with injuries.

Officers responded to the scene three minutes after a person in a vehicle called 911 to report being shot at multiple times. Moments later, authorities reported that a community member shot and killed the suspect, after seeing them enter the school. https://t.co/qGxwIUGmBJ

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This is yet another example of this President weaponizing the Department of Justice to target his critics and political opponents. It is a total abuse of power. Full stop.

[House Judiciary Dems @HouseJudiciary]

Just 22 days before the midterm Congressional elections, federal agents shockingly searched the D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a sitting Democratic Member of Congress from Minnesota. According to public reporting, DHS’s laughable excuse for this assault on our constitutional values was that they were looking for fraud in immigration paperwork that Rep. Omar’s late father filled out several decades ago, when Rep. Omar was a child and the family came to America as refugees fleeing the civil war in Somalia.

Rep. Omar has been a naturalized American citizen for decades, and her constituents have overwhelmingly elected her to Congress four times. She has now been made the target of a classic Trump political harassment and frame-up operation during the last three weeks of a Congressional election in which President Trump describes himself as being ‘on the ballot.’

Federal agents appear to have searched a sitting congresswoman’s home not to investigate any real crime or threat, but to carry out a campaign of political retribution against one of President Trump’s most outspoken critics. This kind of presidential harassment and persecution of a political critic is exactly why the Framers wrote the Speech or Debate Clause and the First Amendment—to protect Members of Congress and citizens against petty and vindictive reprisal by the Executive branch.

DOJ violated its own policy, which requires the Department to abstain from overt actions in politically-sensitive matters in the 60 days before an election, to conduct this search. This is no accident. Just 22 days before the elections, this is blatant political intimidation and an attempt to interfere with the Congresswoman’s reelection. It is also the culmination of a smear campaign against Minnesota’s Somali American community.

Rep. Omar now joins the ranks of multiple Democratic Members of Congress who have been targeted by Trump’s vindictive Administration on the most outlandish trumped-up charges, including Rep. Maggie Goodlander, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Senator Adam Schiff, Senator Elissa Slotkin, and Senator Mark Kelly. This DOJ routinely harasses Trump’s perceived enemies, including former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James and my constituent Davey Hearn, a three-time Olympic canoeist framed on utterly bogus charges for turning our Reflecting Pool into an algae farm, which was actually the handiwork of Trump’s $15 million no-bid pool contractor. In none of these cases has the Administration succeeded in doing anything other than wasting taxpayer resources and forcing citizens to waste their own precious time and money defending themselves against bogus charges.

House Judiciary Committee Democrats stand with Rep. Omar against this outrageous abuse of power, and we will be demanding transparency and accountability as to who authorized this abusive search and who carried it out.

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

Our nation’s story can’t be told without the story of the Indigenous people who first called this land home.

On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the history, contributions, and resilience of Indigenous communities across the country.

We must continue to work towards a future rooted in justice and equality.

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

I fully agree with the Catholic bishops and other faith leaders. I would expect to see this from a terror group or dictators, but not here in the United States.

Livestreaming an execution is not a show of our country's strength. It is a medieval and grotesque spectacle that corrupts our society and core values. We are better than this.

Secretary Hegseth is not fit to lead. He must go.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The Defense Department’s announcement that it would live-stream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan reverses decades of established practice surrounding the death penalty.

The announcement has raised many legal and ethical questions. https://t.co/whNmCxB9UD

[AlertSanDiego @AlertSanDiegoCo]

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[NWS San Diego @NWSSanDiego]

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[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

As the USS Lincoln returned yesterday, we welcomed home our service members who endured a long and difficult 321-day deployment. These heroes served our country with honor, bravery, and integrity.

However, the conditions they faced while deployed were completely unacceptable. We still need answers from the Department of Defense about how things got so bad. We also need the DOD’s Office of Inspector General to review the process and decisions surrounding the extended deployment.

What is the DOD doing to prevent this from happening again? It’s past time for clear answers. Our service members should never be put in a situation like this again and we need full accountability.

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Talking about an attack on San Diego AGAIN is a deranged way for Trump to try to clean up his comments from Monday. This is inexcusable. 25th Amendment now.

[CSPAN @cspan]

President Trump on Iran: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles...You want to see a horror show? You want see problems? Let them hit San Diego...You want to see a country in freefall. We're not gonna let that happen. We protect our cities."

[SanDiegoCounty @SanDiegoCounty]

An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect for the San Diego County coastal areas until 8 PM Thursday and for the desert region until 8 PM Friday.

The County has 76 air-conditioned Cool Zones available. Find a location at the link in our X bio.

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

Today marks the solemn anniversary of the October 7th Hamas terror attack on Israel. Three years later, we remember and honor the 1,200 innocent lives lost and the hundreds of hostages abducted. My prayers are with the victims, their families, and everyone around the world devastated by that horrific day.

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Absolutely disgusting and deranged. The families that call San Diego home - including over 115,000 active duty service members - are not a "small price to pay." This is unacceptable coming from the President of the United States.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

More threats from Trump as a way to cover up his own failed economic policies. This report confirms: the investigation into Jerome Powell was baseless from the start. The attempts to intimidate the Federal Reserve and attack its independence must stop.

[POLITICO @politico]

‘He should be sued’: Trump slams Powell over report clearing Fed of criminal wrongdoing https://t.co/DddHphjAmp

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

Horrible and heartbreaking. We can never accept this as normal.

[Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva]

NEW: In a Texas courtroom Monday, 25 migrant children lined the pews — a 9yo rested her head on the table, a 6yo pretended to fly an airplane, and a 3yo played with the mic. Many in attendance didn't have an attorney — and a 13yo was ordered removed. A look inside, thru sketches.

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Trump’s DHS has wasted taxpayer dollars to carry out a cruel mass detention and deportation scheme all while Trump is personally profiting from the federal government’s dealings with private prison companies. We need answers now. (5/5)

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

This is exactly why I demanded answers on CoreCivic’s recent sale of the Otay Mesa Detention Center to the government and questioned why DHS purchased OMDC for $739.2 million – more than 4x more than the property’s assessed value of $168 million. (1/5) https://t.co/7pReJlJ7mh

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

He first purchased CoreCivic stock in 2025 and has continued to buy and sell shares of private prison companies valued at between $281,000 and $990,000. At the same time, Trump’s own Admin keeps giving these companies taxpayer dollars. That is a huge conflict of interest. (4/5)

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I am disgusted by this. Antisemitism, hate, and bigotry have absolutely no place in our communities. https://t.co/WpV3xkrbhF

[Rep. Juan Vargas @RepJuanVargas]

Schools should be a safe place for kids to learn, NOT the backdrop to immigration enforcement. Thanks to my San Diego delegation colleagues for standing with me to demand an end to ICE enforcement near campuses. https://t.co/RTgxXHfYcq