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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Hindu Temple In Bothell Vandalized
Leaders of a Hindu temple in Bothell have fast-tracked a plan to add some extra security cameras. This comes after the temple was tagged with racist...
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Two Best Friends And An Immigration Secret In Seattle
How do you explain deportation to a child? A Seattle mom grappled with this question when her son’s best friend Jorge shared a secret one night at...
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Nearly 30,000 Washington Immigrants Could Avoid Deportation Under Law
This Wednesday marks the expansion of a federal program for undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children. That means thousands more young...
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State Funding Cuts Leave Hopeful Citizens In The Lurch
Hundreds of immigrants and refugees plan to head to Olympia Thursday for their annual legislative rally. One message they’ll take to lawmakers is about...
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Complaints From Detained Immigrants Shock Federal Commission
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a hearing on Friday about concerns at immigration detention centers. That includes the Northwest Detention...
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University Of Washington Janitors Protest Increased Workloads, Low Wages
Janitors and custodians at the University of Washington plan to rally in the middle of campus Tuesday. Due to budget cuts, there’s now a smaller...
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Last Year He Faced Deportation; Tonight He’ll Attend State Of The Union
A high school senior from Mount Vernon, Washington will be in the audience on Tuesday night for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech.
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Washington Attorney General Wades Into Immigration Lawsuit
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson formally weighed in Monday on a federal lawsuit related to immigration. The suit challenges President Obama’s...
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Lockdown Lifted After Reports Of Gunman At Shoreline Elementary School
Updated at 4:11 p.m., 1/7/2015: Reports of an armed male on school grounds sent Shoreline schools into lockdown on Wednesday morning, said Sergeant DB...
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Northwest Deportations Dropped By Half In 2014
Deportations of undocumented immigrants declined across the country this year. But in the Pacific Northwest, the numbers took a nosedive. New data show...