Immigration

Arts & Life

A 'force to be reckoned with,' remembering REI seamstress Delia Cano

Today, REI has over 15,000 employees, but in the early 1960s, one employee, Delia Cano, a Peruvian immigrant to Seattle, was responsible for sewing many of their earliest products. She recently passed, and KUOW’s Soundside spoke with two of her children about her personal and professional legacy.

National

Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

Health

‘You have to start from scratch.’ Navigators at the World School guide students through the health-care maze

The Seattle World School in the Central District is gearing up for the new school year. Teachers are prepping for classes, lockers and classrooms are being cleaned out and readied to welcome new students. And, at the school's health clinic, two patient navigators are preparing to help students in a different way.

Government

UW report finds claims of sexual abuse at the NW Detention Center are not being investigated

‘What this suggests is a lot of energy is paid to whether these posters are up on the walls, but the hotlines are literally calls to nowhere, where people call and report an abuse and nothing changes.’

Education

A charter school chain promised a world-class education. Instead, they billed the state and let kids ‘sit there quietly’

Impact Public Schools has become the state's largest charter school chain by promising families an alternative to what it calls "the factory model" of education. Every student would receive a personalized education plan, Impact told

Immigrants detained by ICE in Tacoma start another hunger strike

Detainees ask about release over fears ICE and GEO Group are not protecting them from Covid-19