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Man in ICE custody boarded wrong flight at SeaTac airport

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A man in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody was mistakenly placed on the wrong Alaska Airlines flight out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in May 2025, an incident that has only now been reported following an investigation by The Seattle Times.

Minnesota authorities investigate arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping

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A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment, officials announced Monday.

AAPI adults mostly think Trump has done more harm than good on immigration, new poll finds

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Most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders believe President Donald Trump has done more harm than good on the issue of immigration and border security in his second term so far, according to a new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll.

New report: ICE arrests of AAPIs are four times higher under Trump

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Immigration arrests of people from Asian and Pacific Islander countries increased sharply in 2025, according to new analysis released Thursday by the advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate, which says rising enforcement and anti-immigrant rhetoric are having widespread effects on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

“We will be the ancestors we want to be”: Tsuru for Solidarity uses Day of Remembrance to decry ongoing incarceration, deportation

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“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

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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.