Immigration In The Northwest

Mixed-status immigrant families may miss out on federal funds

Some U.S. citizens are not eligible for stimulus funds if their spouse is undocumented. At least two federal lawsuits are challenging this exclusion. In Washington, that could affect more than 130-thousand children in mixed-status families.

WA undocumented residents scramble to find funds

U.S. citizens are reeling from the economic impacts of coronavirus. Many are waiting on federal checks to help them make it through the next month. But those checks won’t come for undocumented immigrants.

'Any day the sickness will arrive.' ICE detainees in Tacoma brace for COVID-19

This week, activists held a protest outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, pushing for the release of vulnerable detainees amid the coronavirus pandemic. The protest is taking the form of a car caravan to maintain social distancing.

A caravan protests outside the Tacoma immigrant detention center

Immigration activists are pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, arguing the coronavirus outbreak is a threat to the detainees' health.

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ICE flights continue in the Northwest despite coronavirus

Immigration advocates are calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end deportatioflights to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, especially in Latin America where people are being deported to.

USCIS Seattle office closes amid fears of coronavirus

U.S Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf ordered the closure of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in south Seattle amidst fears of coronavirus.

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.

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.

State lawmakers aim to make WA schools safer for undocumented students

A proposed measure would make sure schools across Washington state do not collect the immigration status of students or their families.

We won’t build it: Seattle tech workers struggle with their ties to immigration enforcement

The Southern border may be far from the Northwest, but some of the software being used by immigration officials is being built here in Seattle. Now tech workers are grappling with their responsibility as the creators of that technology. Some are even finding themselves transformed into reluctant activists.