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Raul Gomez-Eudave of Othello said he’s been heading from school to the business, taking orders and greeting customers the way his mom had managed it.

Cascade PBS and InvestigateWest surveyed all 39 counties’ chief law officers on how they plan to balance conflicting state and federal laws.

Many of the state’s 340,000 undocumented immigrants work in the agricultural sector. For farmers, mass deportation could exacerbate labor shortages.

At least 4% of state residents are undocumented, according to Pew Research. Here is how officials and advocates are responding and planning ahead.

The GEO Group alleges the state inspected the detention facility improperly and that related photos requested by Cascade PBS could pose security risks.

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday to create the Family Separation Rapid Response Team to help families of undocumented immigrants.

Familias Unidas por la Justicia, a WA migrant workers’ union, is involved in an ongoing lawsuit with the Department of Labor over a shift to hourly pay.

A federal judge in Seattle temporarily stopped the president’s executive order after Attorney General Nick Brown joined other states challenging it.

Nick Brown joined 21 other states to contest the order, which refuses U.S. citizenship to children of undocumented or temporary residents.

Washington Labor & Industries inspectors found no violations, but the Department of Health is still fighting to investigate detainee living conditions.

Ahead of a second Trump administration, activists say they plan to ramp up workshops and other resources for the state’s roughly 13,530 “Dreamers.”

Some residents of agricultural towns like Othello, which is 77% Latino, worry about workforce reduction and family separation as the election nears.

As the state grapples with officer shortages, the new law aims to help agencies fill vacancies and create forces that better reflect their communities. 

Isolated from the rest of Washington, the economy of tiny Point Roberts depends on B.C. traffic. What does a persistent slump mean for its future?

Immigration officials corrected his record, but the Tacoma center detainee warned of continued risks to himself and his family back in Micronesia.