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2019 year in review
It's been an incredible year in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. These Crosscut stories sparked conversation, change and awareness.
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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.
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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.