Lewelyn Dixon, a longtime laboratory technician at the University of Washington, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after returning from a trip to the Philippines, despite being a lawful permanent resident for nearly 50 years.
What to do if ICE comes to the CID: Community defense strategies
Amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, the CID has formed a community defense group to defend the neighborhood against ICE operations.
Federal judge blocks ICE raids at Sikh temple, Baptist fellowship, different Quaker groups
A federal judge on Monday blocked Trump administration-ordered immigration raids on Sikh, Quaker, and Baptist places of worship, the Hill reported.
Local and national advocates look to put ICE raids on ice
Public officials and immigrant rights advocates are fighting back against the White House’s draconian raids aimed at immigrants targeted for deportation.
Nan-Hui Jo’s trials and tribulations — Conviction lowered, but still a possibility of deportation
By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly On April 28, the judge in Nan-Hui Jo’s child abduction case rejected the motion to dismiss the guilty verdict against her, and sentenced Jo […]
Facing deportation — Hearing begins for Korean American adoptee & abuse survivor Adam Crapser
By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly After a month of increasing social media outrage over the plight of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee and abuse survivor appeared in a […]
Stop ‘breaking families apart’ say supporters of ICE detainees
By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly A vigil was held at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center on June 21 to support about 40 Cambodian individuals being held there as they […]
Nonpermanent residents — Part 1 of a three-part series on Cambodian men who are facing deportation for crimes committed when young
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “I burglarized a gas station. I was young, naïve. I just — wasn’t thinking,” said Ram Son, a Cambodian man who lives in South […]
Paroled Wah Mee Massacre conspirator deported to Hong Kong
By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Tony Ng, convicted for participating in one of Seattle’s deadliest shootings, was deported to Hong Kong on May 13 by U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
South Korean man deported for human smuggling
A South Korean man convicted in March of facilitating the illegal entry of South Korean nationals into the United States was deported May 12 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s […]