Liz Jones
Editor
About
Liz Jones is an editor for daily news, features and special projects. She started at KUOW in 2005 and worked primarily as a reporter until 2018. Her coverage largely focused on immigration and underrepresented communities.
Her work has also been heard on national shows including NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, PRI's The World, Latino USA, Snap Judgment, The Takeaway and BBC News Service.
She is a NW native who's also lived in Spain, Peru, NYC and Ritzville, WA.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Mexico to Seattle Dreamers: Trump make you nervous? Come home
As some Dreamers feel less welcome in the U.S., Mexico is making a play to attract them back. A small delegation from Mexico recently visited Seattle to...
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PHOTOS: A rare look inside Tacoma’s immigration jail
President Trump’s vow to crack down on illegal immigration has focused renewed attention on the detention centers built to hold immigrants awaiting deportation.
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Airport anxiety as travel ban restarts at Sea-Tac
Part of President Donald Trump’s travel ban is now reinstated at U.S. borders. It places new visa restrictions six Muslim countries and refugees —...
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The travel ban is back. What to expect at Sea-Tac Airport
A portion of President Trump’s travel ban on six majority Muslim nations is set to be reinstated on Thursday. Much has changed since the initial ban...
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As Trump's travel ban partially takes effect, what does that mean for our state?
Bill Radke talks with KUOW immigration reporter Liz Jones about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear arguments this fall on President Trump's...
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Let's call your mama! What it's like to walk out of immigration jail in Tacoma
It’s late afternoon when two men emerge from the Northwest Detention Center.
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Hunger strike at Tacoma detention center? ICE and advocates disagree
Immigrant advocates say more than 25 women joined a hunger strike this weekend at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. This follows reports of...
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Baby due in August. Dad deported. Mom in limbo
This relationship started off with reservations.
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A police force near Seattle considers 'sanctuary' and the money at stake
Auburn police officer Aaron Williams furrows his brow as he reroutes his patrol car to a 911 call. “Yeah, you can send me,” Williams responds to the...
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Immigrant advocates invited ICE to a meeting. Here’s how it went
A young mom with a stroller took a seat in front as about 50 people filled the pews at a church in Bellevue on a Thursday morning. Many are immigrant...