Lawyers take the Trump administration to court over its aggressive deportation tactics A pro-Palestinian activist's deportation case and efforts to return a wrongfully deported Maryland man have courts scrutinizing the Trump administrations aggressive tactics to expel immigrants. Scott Simon Play AudioListen 4 mins
The controversial and obscure law being used against immigrant student protestors The Trump Administration is using an obscure and controversial immigration law from 1952 to try to deport Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Joel Rose
Supreme Court says officials must facilitate the return of a man mistakenly deported The Supreme Court says the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, siding with a lower court judge. Michel Martin Play AudioListen 4 mins
Supreme Court says Trump officials should help return wrongly deported Maryland man The Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly taken to El Salvador and remains in custody there. Nina Totenberg
Fewer law firms are doing pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with Trump The ripple effects of Trump's actions targeting specific law firms already are being felt beyond boardrooms, in declining interest in pro bono work for causes that are unpopular with the president. Ryan Lucas Play AudioListen 5 mins
King County sees 'crush' of evictions as renters struggle to rebound from pandemic, inflation The King County Sheriff’s Office received 702 eviction orders in March after Seattle’s winter moratorium lifted on the first of the month. That's more than twice the 317 orders the agency received the previous March. Ann Dornfeld
Trump administration lays out its evidence for deporting activist Mahmoud Khalil Khalil's attorneys say the government's case against their client largely rests on a single letter from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging that Khalil participated in "antisemitic" and "disruptive activities." Joel Rose
What will it take to restart refugee admissions? Seattle judge presses Trump's DOJ for details A Seattle judge said he's seeking a timeline for the Trump administration to "turn back on" the system of refugee admissions for those already approved to travel to the U.S. before President Trump's order suspending the program. Amy Radil
Midway through ‘a trip of a lifetime,’ a young British woman finds herself in ICE detention in Tacoma. Why? Rebecca Burke is a 28-year-old graphic artist from London. A recent visit she made to the United States started, she said, as a trip of a lifetime, then turned into a nightmare. Burke was detained at ICE's Tacoma facility for nearly three weeks, reportedly for having the wrong visa paperwork. Journalist Jenny Kleeman wrote about what happened for The Guardian newspaper. She spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about it. John O'Brien Play AudioListen 7 mins
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism. Jasmine Garsd
