Immigration

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Seattle May Day rally unites labor and migrant groups, and present with past

Hundreds of people, and dozens of union, immigrant, and labor groups turned out for Friday's May Day rallies across Washington state — commemorating the labor fight in the U.S. that gave birth to the 8-hour workday, among other labor wins.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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.
- Stephen Howie
Venezuelan woman and her baby detained by federal agents in Seattle's U-District

After a suspected immigration arrest set off alarms Tuesday afternoon near the University of Washington campus in Seattle, police have confirmed that federal officials made the arrest on a warrant unrelated to immigration. Mayor Katie Wilson later confirmed the arrest was in connection to a criminal warrant.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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.
- Amy Radil
‘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.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb
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.
- Amy Radil
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.
- Noel Gasca
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.
- Liz Jones
Washington state Senate passes mask ban to curb federal immigration enforcement tactics
- Amy Radil

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