Immigration And Customs Enforcement

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Know your rights: How to navigate an ICE encounter

Federal immigration enforcement activity is escalating across the U.S., including in Seattle.
- Sami West
Sidelining Trump appointee, federal judges in Seattle will name new US attorney

The chief federal judge in the Western District of Washington announced today that the court intends to exercise its power to appoint a new U.S. Attorney in Seattle. The Justice Department's appointee — interim U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd — cannot continue to serve beyond Feb. 3 without support from either the U.S Senate or federal judges in Western Washington.
- Amy Radil
'Enough is enough.' WA congresswoman pushes to impeach Kristi Noem

U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, a Washington Democrat, says she's co-sponsoring a measure to impeach and remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from office.
- KUOW Staff
Photos: Hundreds of Seattleites honor Renee Good, others killed by ICE with a vigil

Hundreds gathered at Pier 58 in downtown Seattle on Thursday night for a vigil and march honoring those killed by ICE agents, including Minneapolis mother of three, Renee Nicole Good.
- Megan Farmer
DHS identifies people shot by Border Patrol in Portland; 6 arrested in protests after shooting

U.S. Border Patrol shot and injured two people in Portland Thursday afternoon, police said, spurring protests that sent hundreds into the streets even as local authorities scrambled to get answers themselves.
- Conrad Wilson/OPB
Seattle joins national protest following Minneapolis ICE shooting

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
The year in numbers: 2025 in Seattle and Washington state

Record-breaking protests. A historic run for the Mariners. Mass tech layoffs. The closest local election in decades. Here are some of the numbers that shaped KUOW’s stories this year.
- Teo Popescu
As reports of ICE emerge in Seattle suburbs, neighborhood watches take shape

Outside Seattle, the suburbs are often hubs for Latino and first-generation immigrant communities. Reports of ICE arrests in some of those smaller cities have been trending over the past weeks, although the official numbers are tough to pinpoint. Some suburban communities are responding to immigration enforcement in different ways.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Oregon National Guard troops remain under federal control after appeals court order

Earlier on Wednesday, Gov. Tina Kotek announced the Oregon guard troops would be demobilized. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals put that on pause just over an hour later.
- OPB Staff
Investigating Tacoma's ICE detention center under the Trump administration

A new KUOW documentary, "Inside ICE Detention," follow's one detainee's experience while she was held at Tacoma's immigration detention center.
- KUOW Staff

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