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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.
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Washington state proposal aims to protect students' immigration status
A new Washington state proposal aims to ensure that schools do not collect the immigration status of students.
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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.
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WA lawmakers push back against Border Protection's detention of Iranian-Americans
Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal and Governor Jay Inslee said they stand in solidarity with an estimated 150 Iranian Americans who were stopped at the US--Canadian Border this weekend.
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American-Iranians say they were detained at the Canadian border. Border officials deny it.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) says around 60 Iranian-Americans were stopped at the U.S. - Canadian border this weekend. U.S. Border Patrol denies those reports.
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'Secret' WA youth detention center at center of records request dispute
The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a case regarding undocumented youth detained in Washington state.
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Washington sues to stop ICE arrests at courthouses
The Washington Office of the Attorney General has cataloged 157 arrests of undocumented immigrants at courthouses around the state over the last two years, but the actual number may be much higher.
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Environment
Young climate protesters push Washington senators to sign onto Green New Deal
On a chilly Monday morning, two dozen student protestors marched to the offices of Senator’s Murray and Cantwell in downtown Seattle.
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Federal judge rules in favor of Seattle in immigration case
Monday a federal judge ruled in favor of the City of Seattle’s legal challenge against an immigration policy change. The proposed change would have made it harder for green card holders to qualify for fee waivers when they applied for citizenship.
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WA state Sen. Fortunato pushes back on sanctuary policies
A Republican Washington state senator is urging Governor Jay Inslee and King County’s Dow Constantine to reconsider policies that protect undocumented immigrants.