Immigration

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What really happened to Iranian-Americans at the Canadian Border?

Immigrant rights attorneys are suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection for holding Iranian-Americans at the border.

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First 'panic,' then a battle to keep the National Archives in Seattle

Lovers of history are scrambling to save a beloved local institution. Last month, the National Archives and Records Administration abruptly announced it would close its Seattle facility.

¡No tema usar el transporte público por culpa de ICE! Funcionarios del condado de King responden a los rumores que circulan en internet.

Según el rumor, funcionarios de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) les estaban pidiendo a los pasajeros del servicio público que revelaran su estado migratorio. Esto sucedió en el condado King, asegura Monserrat Padilla, directora de la Red de Solidaridad con Inmigrantes de Washington. Los rumores resultaron ser falsos. Pero el miedo si es muy real.

Ride without fear of ICE, King County officials tell transit riders

Rumors spread last summer that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were asking King County transit riders to disclose their immigration status. The rumors turned out to be false, but the fear was real.

Seattle City Council tangles with Indian politics

Southeast Asian residents showed up in force at a city council meeting Monday, after the council took on a controversial law in India that some critics say is anti-Muslim.

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Jayapal: Border agents admit 'enormous mistakes' in stopping Iranian Americans

A U.S. customs official admitted "enormous mistakes" when border agents subjected people of Iranian descent to long questioning at the Blaine border crossing, according to two congresswomen.

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Years after the first travel ban, this Seattle woman is still waiting for her husband to return

This week marked the third year since the Trump Administration passed a travel ban that limits visas from seven Muslim-majority countries. One Seattle couple has been waiting for two years, with no end in sight.