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Calling it a 'trap,' Washington sues to stop ICE from arresting people at courthouses
Since 2017, ICE and Border Patrol have arrested hundreds of immigrants in approximately 20 counties across Washington state.
Lilly Fowler
Lilly Fowler is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where she focused on immigration and religion, among other issues. Before Crosscut, she worked as a producer for the national program Religion &amp
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Despite Washington state's new sanctuary law, some local officials still cooperate with ICE and Border Patrol
Although the Keep Washington Working Act went into effect more than six months ago, some sheriffs aren't following it.
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GEO Group’s Catholic shareholders want to change Tacoma’s private prison from within
The Rev. Bryan Pham is pushing the company to improve conditions at the immigration detention center in Tacoma and hold true to its human rights policy.
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'Shameful, destructive and, frankly, soulless': Seattle leaders rail against Trump's dramatic new immigration fees
The new rule would increase the cost of citizenship applications for green card holders by 83%, from $640 to $1,170. It would also, for the first time ever, add a fee to asylum applications.
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'We worked hard for this win': Seattle's suburbs are getting more diverse, and so are their city councils
SeaTac, Tukwila and Burien all saw gains with regard to better representation.