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As DACA recipients lose federal health benefits, Washington state offers immigrants an alternative

Starting this week, immigrants in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will no longer qualify for federal health insurance. But Washington is one of few states where DACA recipients will be able to keep their government health insurance — with some caveats.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
'Leave us the hell alone,' WA Democrats tell Bondi on immigration

Tensions are escalating between the federal government and so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” like Washington state.
- Scott Greenstone
Suspected tuberculosis cases reported at Tacoma immigrant detention center

Seven potential cases of tuberculosis have been reported at the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma, state health officials said Tuesday.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
High school theater manager to bond out of Tacoma immigrant lockup

A theater manager at Juanita High School in Kirkland is set to be released on bond from the Northwest ICE Processing Center after nearly two weeks.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
WA sues contractor to prevent sharing of food stamp data with feds

Washington’s attorney general on Thursday sued to stop its food stamp payment processor from sharing program participants’ data with the federal government, which could use the information for immigration enforcement.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Immigration officials release Portland children detained near border

After two weeks in custody, four Portland children have been released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, OPB has learned. Their parents are still being held at the ICE center in Tacoma.
- Troy Brynelson/OPB
Advocates for immigrants sue to stop courthouse ICE arrests

Immigration advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday for dismissing cases in immigration courts in order to place immigrants in expedited removal for swift deportations without judicial review.
- Ariana Figueroa/Stateline
King County ramps up efforts to protect immigrants from ICE

The King County Council passed a resolution Tuesday that bolsters protections for immigrants and prevents county agencies from sharing information that could be used for immigration enforcement.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
WA farm labor organizer ends his deportation fight after 4 months in ICE detention

A well-known farm labor organizer in Washington’s Skagit Valley, Alfredo Juarez Zeferino, has decided to give up his deportation fight for now and return to Mexico.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Portland family detained at Washington border facility for 2 weeks in apparent violation of immigration policy

A Portland-area mother and her four U.S.-born children have been detained by federal immigration officials for two weeks, an apparent violation of federal policy that limits how long people can be detained.
- Troy Brynelson/OPB

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