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  Forest Service axes research stations as severe fire season threatens Pacific Northwest

  The U.S. Forest Service is shutting down research stations around the country, including centers in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee, Washington.

  • John Ryan
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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.

  • Stephen Howie
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  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
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  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
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  Washington joins 24-state lawsuit seeking to block Trump's latest tariffs

  Washington is one of 24 states suing the Trump administration over its latest attempt to impose worldwide tariffs without congressional approval.

  • Sami West
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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.

  • Amy Radil
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  Supreme Court ruling against Trump tariffs gets bipartisan support among WA lawmakers

  In Washington state, Democrats and some Republicans are welcoming the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting the president's ability to impose sweeping tariffs.

  • Amy Radil
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  Zahilay's first executive order bars ICE from King County-owned properties

  In his first executive order since becoming King County executive in November, Girmay Zahilay has barred immigration authorities from conducting enforcement activities in non-public areas of county-owned buildings and properties.

  • KUOW Staff
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  ICE eyes new Tukwila office near hub for deportation flights

  Tukwila is one location where Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to be eyeing more office space, as the agency aims to boost staff nationwide.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  ‘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

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