More than 100 community members, immigrant rights advocates, and legal experts gathered outside the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle to demand justice for Tuan Thanh Phan, a longtime Washington resident whose recent deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sparked outrage and ignited a statewide movement.
Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend.
Longtime UW employee held by ICE released
Lewelyn Dixon, a longtime laboratory technician at the University of Washington, is now a free woman.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields.”
Visa crackdown leads international students in the US to reconsider summer travel
On summer break from a Ph.D. program, an international student at University of California, San Diego, was planning a trip with a few friends to Hawaii.
ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says
The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.
UW Chinese student gets temporary legal win
A federal judge in Tacoma has temporarily reinstated the legal status of a University of Washington doctoral student—identified only as “John Doe”—blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from detaining or deporting him.
Training shows employers how to respond in ICE encounters
“Seattle does not cooperate with immigration enforcement but does not prevent or impede it,” said Jena Yang of the city’s Office of Immigrant Safety and Refugee Affairs (OIRA).
SPD responds to ICE concerns
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is working to dispel rumors following reports of alleged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity near a local school on Wednesday, April 9.
Trump administration’s targeting of immigrants also creates pathway to eliminating constitutional rights
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has enacted sweeping legislation targeting immigrants.