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Immigration lawyer takes on Orange County Republican Young Kim

Lisa Ramírez, motivated by immigration enforcement issues, joins a crowded Democratic field aiming to unseat Republican Young Kim, who won by over 10 points last year.

Republican Young Kim leads in her race for California’s 39th congressional district that includes portions of Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Photo by Max Whittaker for CalMatters Democrats since 2020 have dreamed of ousting Republican Rep. Young Kim from her Orange County seat, only to watch their candidates get trounced by near double digits.  But that hasn’t deterred Lisa Ramirez, an immigration attorney, best known for helpi…

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This article is also available in Spanish. Read it here. Since 2020, Democrats have dreamed of defeating Republican Rep. Young Kim from her Orange County seat, only to see their candidates defeated by a wide margin. But that hasn't deterred Lisa Ramirez, an immigration attorney best known for helping free a migrant father of three U.S. Marines from ICE detention, from joining the 2026 race. The daughter of an immigrant mother, Ramirez cited what…

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Times of San Diego broke the news in San Diego County, United States on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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