Immigration In The Northwest

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What can Seattle expect from its new director of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs?

Last week Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that Seattle Port Commissioner Hamdi Mohamed would be joining his administration as Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. But what does she hope to do in that position?
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz
Decades later, a collection of photographs is filling in the corners of Washington's Latino history

Irwin Nash photographed the living and working conditions of workers in the Yakima Valley during the height of the United Farm Workers' Movement. Thanks to technology, his photos are bringing that story to the forefront today.
Alec Cowan
Private immigrant prison in Tacoma must now pay working detainees minimum wage

A federal jury ruled this week that GEO Group, the company that runs the Northwest ICE Processing Center for immigrants, must pay working detainees the state’s minimum wage. Thousands of past detainees are eligible for back pay in a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit.
Casey Martin
WA attorney general sues to close Tacoma immigrant detention center

Washington state's attorney general is suing to try to force the immediate closure of the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) in Tacoma.
Paige Browning
Washington preparing for surge of Afghan refugees in coming weeks

Washington is anticipating another wave of refugees from Afghanistan. Approximately 143 Afghan people have resettled here between end of July and August 14th. Here’s what refugees can expect once they arrive.
Ruby de Luna
Report: WA law enforcement agencies still cooperate with ICE, despite state law banning practice

Local law enforcement agencies across Washington state have worked with federal immigration agents to detain undocumented immigrants, despite a state law banning such collaborations. That’s according to a new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights.
Esmy Jimenez

Paige Browning
ICE detained a U.S. citizen at the Tacoma detention center. Now he's suing

According to court documents filed in Seattle's U.S. District Court on Friday, Carlos Rios had his American passport on him when he was picked up by federal immigration officials. Still, he was detained for a week at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA.
Esmy Jimenez
Washington state and detainees challenge $1-a-day pay policy

AG’s Office wants a finding that the minimum wage law applies to detainees
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Tech finally gets a path toward an entrepreneur program. Could Seattle benefit?

It’s not a start-up visa. But it’s the closest thing to it yet.
Esmy Jimenez
Jose Robles released from immigrant detention in NW

President Joe Biden is reversing many of the Trump administration's tough immigration policies. That’s led to the release of one undocumented man in the Northwest.
Esmy Jimenez

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