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Immigration services fraud

September 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Immigration services, or “notario,” fraud is illegal under Washington state’s Immigration Services Fraud Prevention Act (ISFPA). Signed into law in 2011 at the request of the Attorney General’s Office, the law protects consumers from unauthorized entities that peddle assistance completing immigration forms and navigating immigration processes that legally can only be provided by qualified attorneys […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Attorney General, Chinese, Korean, Latin American, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, Washington State Bar Association, West African

Cheated — Fighting scams targeting minorities and ethnic neighborhoods

May 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Con artists and their deceptive tactics continue to get vulnerable immigrants to hand over their cash. New America Media teamed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and got law enforcement officials and community advocates to come together for a press conference billed as “Spotting and Avoiding Scams in Our […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Alan Lai, Cheated Fighting, FTC, Henry Choi, Jennifer Leach, Kye Lee, Laura Solis Shannon Smith, Mountlake Terrace, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Northwest Justice Project, Office Lili Sotelo, PUD, San Francisco-based New America Media, Sandy Close, Scams Targeting Minorities, Seattle University, Sullivan Hall, Vietnamese American, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Washington State Attorney General

Understanding immigration reform and its local impact

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly Since this is the time of the New Year, people may want to set their affairs in order.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2014, 2015, AILA, Chinese, Homeland Security, Korean, New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, President Obama, Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Washington Post, Washington State

28-year-old Iranian American Sahar Fathi announces run for state representative

April 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sahar Fathi, former legislative aide to City Councilmember Mike O’Brien, declared her intention to run for state representative of the 36th District. Fathi, who sits on the boards of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and ACLU Washington, vows to stand for progressive sustainability in Olympia. Fathi earned a law degree and a master’s degree from […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Iranian American, Middle Eastern Legal Association, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Sahar Fathi, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6

Saving the exploited from human trafficking

February 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Justin Vorhees FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A runaway teen is lured into prostitution. An exchange student is recruited by an escort service. An illegal immigrant is forced into labor without pay. Whether coerced by threat of physical abuse or psychologically manipulated by promises of a better future, victims of modern day slavery are often […]

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: APIWFSC, Attorney General, Emma Catague, Human Services, Human Trafficking Law, Jorge Baron, Justin Vorhees, King County, Lan Pham, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, President Barack Obama, Seattle, United States, Washington State Task Force, attention

Oct. 16: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project receives national recognition

November 5, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) received the 2009 Daniel Levy Award from the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. This national award came on the heels of a separate recognition of the NWIRP by the City of Seattle and King County for the organization’s work on behalf of immigrant survivors of domestic violence. The NWIRP just celebrated 25 years of service to the immigrant community in Washington state.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, King County, NWIRP, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Seattle, Vol 28 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

Gregoire calls for deportation of jailed illegal aliens

January 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — To save money, Gov. Chris Gregoire wants illegal aliens serving time in state prisons deported.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, Chad Lewis, Chris Gregoire, Eldon Vail, Jorge Baron, Margarita Prentice, Mexico, New York, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Vol 28 No 3 | January 10 - January 16

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