Union farmworker organizer ‘Lelo’ denied bond to leave Tacoma ICE lockup A prominent Washington farmworker union organizer arrested by ICE earlier this year, will remain detained in the Tacoma ICE facility after being denied release Thursday. The attorney for Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino said he plans to keep pushing to get him out. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
His day started with selling a chicken coop. It ended in immigration detention Sergey Kostenyuk and Mary Loisate have been together for more than 20 years. Loisate was born in the U.S., but Kostenyuk is a legal permanent resident with a green card. He came to Spokane from Ukraine as a refugee more than 30 years ago, when he was a child. Eilís O'Neill Play AudioListen 12 mins
Spokane man arrested by ICE spent more than a decade trying to obtain legal status As the number of ICE arrests across Washington state increases, more people are documenting their encounters with federal agents, leaving friends and family stunned, people in federal custody unsure about their future, and others in their community fearful of future raids and arrests. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Bellingham roofing company knew in advance about ICE raid that arrested dozens Court records show that a Bellingham roofing company knew the Immigration and Customs Enforcement was investigating its workers weeks before an ICE raid led to 37 people being arrested in the early morning on April 2. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Irish woman with green card held at Tacoma ICE center, questioned about decades-old drug conviction An Irish woman has been taken into custody at the ICE detention center in Tacoma, according to federal records and a GoFundMe by her sister. Isolde Raftery
Tacoma ICE center detentions spike by nearly 50% since March, says U.S. Rep. Randall The number of people held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma has jumped almost 50% in the past month, according to numbers provided to a Washington congressmember. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Peruvians in the Yakima Valley on edge after couple deported by ICE Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, ICE picked up and deported a Peruvian couple in Sunnyside. Friends say they were asylum seekers who had missed a hearing. Now, the whole community is on edge. Eilís O'Neill Play AudioListen 5 mins
ICE arrests 37 in workplace raid at Bellingham roofing company In an early morning raid Wednesday at Mt. Baker Roofing Company in Bellingham, immigration officials confirm they arrested 37 people who they say fraudulently represented their immigration status. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Detained immigrant escapes from ICE center in Tacoma Tacoma Police responded to a call from the Northwest ICE Processing Center Wednesday night about an escaped detainee. It remains unclear if the person remains at large or if they were returned to the facility. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Seattle lawyers sue DHS to stop deportation of detained immigrants to ‘third countries’ Lawyers from Seattle and others around the country filed a lawsuit this week against the Department of Homeland Security over a recent practice of the agency to deport people who don’t have legal status in the U.S. to “third countries.” Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
