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Government

King County joins lawsuit against Trump administration over sanctuary city orders

King County signed onto a new lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration in an attempt to shield sanctuary jurisdictions from federal threats and to prevent federal funding from being cut off.
Ashley Hiruko
Immigrant families in Seattle seek sanctuary and safety as ICE threat looms

Since Trump took office Jan. 20, immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country. While the state of Washington is still a sanctuary for many, some immigrants are reconsidering how they navigate their daily lives.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Law & Courts

As some Washington law enforcement leaders vow to help with mass deportations, immigration advocates prepare to resist

A Washington law that’s designed to protect immigrant rights could see new challenges as President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The state’s sanctuary law restricts how local law enforcement can aid federal immigration officials, but some Washington state counties appear eager to help Trump fulfill his promise of mass deportations.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Adams County violated Washington's sanctuary laws by cooperating with Border Patrol, lawsuit alleges

The Adams County Sheriff's and Prosecuting Attorney’s offices in Eastern Washington are being sued for allegedly breaking the state’s sanctuary laws and subjecting a man to discrimination and false arrest.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Government

Washington immigrants, rights activists prep for Trump's promised ICE raids

President-elect Trump’s mass deportation promises are coming into clearer focus, with policy shifting to allow immigration officials into hospitals, schools, and churches. For people in the state of Washington, work is underway to prepare for and fight those mass immigration enforcement raids, especially if they overstep Constitutional rights.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Deportation flights have resumed out of King County Airport / Boeing Field

KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero reports the county is also publishing data on those flights.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
National

An immigrant activist says ICE deported him in retaliation. Now he's back in the U.S.

The Biden administration has allowed several prominent immigrants' rights activists back into the U.S. after they charged that immigration authorities were retaliating against them for speaking out.
Joel Rose
National

Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely

President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and asylum-seekers if he wins the election.
John Burnett
National

Judge Blocks Deportation Of Honduran Teenager Due To Pandemic

The 16-year-old boy was to be deported Wednesday under a new administration policy that applies federal health statutes, intended to mitigate the spread of disease, to immigration cases.
Vanessa Romo

Scott Neuman
National

Hmong Leaders Rally Against Trump Administration Deportation Push

The State Department is negotiating with Laos to deport thousands of Hmong who broke the law in the U.S. — even if they've already served their time.
Rob Mentzer

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