Years after the first travel ban, this Seattle woman is still waiting for her husband to return This week marked the third year since the Trump Administration passed a travel ban that limits visas from seven Muslim-majority countries. One Seattle couple has been waiting for two years, with no end in sight. Esmy Jimenez
State lawmakers aim to make WA schools safer for undocumented students A proposed measure would make sure schools across Washington state do not collect the immigration status of students or their families. Esmy Jimenez
We won’t build it: Seattle tech workers struggle with their ties to immigration enforcement The Southern border may be far from the Northwest, but some of the software being used by immigration officials is being built here in Seattle. Now tech workers are grappling with their responsibility as the creators of that technology. Some are even finding themselves transformed into reluctant activists. Esmy Jimenez
American-Iranians say they were detained at the Canadian border. Border officials deny it. The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) says around 60 Iranian-Americans were stopped at the U.S. - Canadian border this weekend. U.S. Border Patrol denies those reports. Esmy Jimenez
'Secret' WA youth detention center at center of records request dispute The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a case regarding undocumented youth detained in Washington state. Esmy Jimenez
Washington sues to stop ICE arrests at courthouses The Washington Office of the Attorney General has cataloged 157 arrests of undocumented immigrants at courthouses around the state over the last two years, but the actual number may be much higher. Esmy Jimenez
Federal judge rules in favor of Seattle in immigration case Monday a federal judge ruled in favor of the City of Seattle’s legal challenge against an immigration policy change. The proposed change would have made it harder for green card holders to qualify for fee waivers when they applied for citizenship. Esmy Jimenez
Being an immigrant could be pricier next month if federal rule goes through An asylum fee, higher costs for citizenship and DACA applications. Esmy Jimenez
Seattle Kurds distraught, trying to reach home Turkish troops continue to strike in Syria as Kurdish civilians flee for safety. In Seattle, local Kurdish communities are distraught. Ruby de Luna
Behind the locked doors of Washington's immigration detention center The Northwest Detention Center is now the Northwest ICE Processing Center. In over 15 years of existence, it’s been the site of hunger strikes, allegations of misconduct, a lawsuit over detainee wages, and most recently an attack that turned deadly. Esmy Jimenez
