Joined by several organizations and officials, including the Asian Counselling and Referral Service, state Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Gov. Bob Ferguson spoke out in an Aug. 19 press conference against a threatening letter Ferguson received from United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Proof of belonging: Asian American citizens carry passports amid ICE fears
Federal immigration enforcement actions have reached historic highs, sparking an immediate response among affected Asian American communities.
Judge orders ICE to improve conditions after NYC immigration detainees complain of mistreatment
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility, acting on complaints by jailed migrants that it is dirty, smelly and overcrowded.
‘Never Again Is Now’: Frank Abe links wartime incarceration to today’s immigration policies
“Kind of a sour way” to spend a Saturday, Frank Abe said.
Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says
Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country.
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.
Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too
When federal authorities arrested an accused leader of the MS-13 gang, Kash Patel was there to announce the case, trumpeting it as a step toward returning “our communities to safety.”
Georgetown student from India released from immigration detention after federal judge’s ruling
A Georgetown University scholar from India who was arrested in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students was released from immigration detention Wednesday after a federal judge’s ruling.
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).
Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They’re tough on immigration too, a new poll finds
There are sharp generational disagreements among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders when it comes to how the U.S. should handle mass deportations, with older AAPI adults — many of whom are themselves immigrants — taking a much tougher stance on unlawful border crossers, according to a new poll.