A class action suit against Washington’s Department of Children Youth and Families says the state needs to do more to identify and assist immigrant youth in the foster care system who may be eligible for legal status.
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WA doesn't do enough to help undocumented kids in foster care, suit says
A class action suit against Washington’s Department of Children Youth and Families says the state needs to do more to identify and assist immigrant youth in the foster care system who may be eligible for legal status.
Sexual abuse investigations mishandled at Tacoma ICE lockup, UW report finds
A new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights raises questions about how sexual assault investigations are handled at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
Washington’s governor and attorney general have filed an injunction that would bar the company that owns the Northwest ICE Processing Center from being able to further prevent health inspectors from entering the facility.
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WA officials ask court to let state health inspectors into Tacoma ICE facility
Washington’s governor and attorney general have filed an injunction that would bar the company that owns the Northwest ICE Processing Center from being able to further prevent health inspectors from entering the facility.
As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown, an increasing number of undocumented farmworkers in Washington state live in fear, not only of being detained and deported, but of having their families torn apart in the process.
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Between ICE and a hard place: WA farmworkers fear deportation, family separation
As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown, an increasing number of undocumented farmworkers in Washington state live in fear, not only of being detained and deported, but of having their families torn apart in the process.
Seattle bans new ICE detention centers for 1 year
The City of Seattle has passed an emergency, one-year ban on new ICE detention centers.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
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In Seattle, 9th Circuit judges consider Trump policy of mandatory immigrant detentions
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in Seattle on the legality of the Trump administration’s expanded mandatory detention for immigrants who in the past have been able to seek release while awaiting the outcomes of their cases.
‘ICE out!’ Seattle students gather downtown to protest federal immigration crackdown
Hundreds of Seattle-area students walked out of school Thursday and gathered at Seattle City Hall downtown to protest the tactics of federal immigration enforcement officers across the country.
The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.
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Justice Department 'workaround' keeps former immigration judge as Seattle’s top prosecutor
The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.
This Seattle baker is using his passion for pastries to help immigrants
Since immigrating to Seattle from Mexico 14 years ago, Carlos Leon says he's built a community from scratch — built on a shared love of baking.
On a late afternoon, two kids are taking a little downtime after an especially long day at school. Their mom, Alejandra, snuggles on the couch with her 7-year-old son, reading a children’s book in Spanish and sounding out words together. The boy fidgets with a beaded bracelet, ready to finish the lesson.
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A dad's ICE arrest and the Seattle nurse who took his family in
On a late afternoon, two kids are taking a little downtime after an especially long day at school. Their mom, Alejandra, snuggles on the couch with her 7-year-old son, reading a children’s book in Spanish and sounding out words together. The boy fidgets with a beaded bracelet, ready to finish the lesson.
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