Lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan ran her finger down a list of 57 names of people scheduled to appear during a morning of hearings at the immigration court in California’s capital and pointed out one glaring absence.
Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says
A Cambodian man deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s third-country program was released on Wednesday to be repatriated after spending five months in detention at a maximum-security prison with other deportees, his lawyer said.
“We will be the ancestors we want to be”: Tsuru for Solidarity uses Day of Remembrance to decry ongoing incarceration, deportation
“What kind of ancestors do we want to be?” Erin Shigaki asked a small group of protestors, gathered just outside the King County International Airport.
King County Exec. Zahilay’s first executive order aimed at protecting immigrants and refugees
In his first-ever executive order, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced in a news conference today a number of new protections and investments in King County’s immigrant and refugee communities, including $2 million in assistance and more transparency around deportation flights from Boeing Field.
Cambodian grandmother faces imminent deportation after four decades in U.S.
A survivor of child abuse, imprisonment and torture in Cambodia is now facing deportation, 44 years after she fled to the US.
Deportation stopped, but Kuya G’s life still hangs in the balance
The deportation of Greggy “Kuya G” Sorio was stopped at the last minute on Sunday, but advocates say the fight to keep him safe—and to get him the medical care he needs—is far from over.
Filipino detainee faces deportation amid health crisis
Local Filipino American groups and human rights advocates are making an emergency push to stop the deportation of a detainee known as “Kuya G,” who they say is being medically neglected at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) and faces a dire health threat if sent back to the Philippines.
Courts order ICE not to deport man who spent 43 years in prison before murder case overturned
Two separate courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport a Pennsylvania man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned.
Report: ICE arrests of Asians tripled over past year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests of people from Asian countries have nearly tripled over the past year, according to a new report from UCLA researchers—a sharp increase that has sparked concern among civil rights advocates and immigrant communities.
US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say
Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle’s King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread word of where they are going and how many people are aboard. Until recently, they could keep track of the flights using publicly accessible websites.