Eilís O'Neill
Reporter
About
Eilís (eye-LEASH) O'Neill fell in love with radio when she was a 14-year-old high school intern at KUOW, in the program that later became RadioActive. Since then, she's worked as a radio reporter in South America and New York City and was thrilled to return to her hometown radio station in 2017. Her work has appeared on The World, Marketplace, and NPR.
Eilís has a degree in English and Spanish from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in science, environment and health journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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¿Quienes son los habitantes del estado de Washington que corren peligro de ser deportados? Aquí 5 cosas a tener en cuenta
En su campaña presidecial, Donald Trump, se comprometió a deportar a millones de personas que se encuentran en Estados Unidos sin un estatus legal. Una vez asumido el mando, esta promesa no se dio a esperar.
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Law & Courts
Domestic workers could get guaranteed breaks, minimum wage under proposed Washington state bill
Domestic workers in Washington state don’t have guaranteed breaks or minimum pay — unless they’re in the city of Seattle. A bill currently before the Washington state Legislature would change that.
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Health
Fearing deportation, immigrants are missing appointments at Seattle-area clinics
Providers at Seattle area-clinics that serve immigrant communities say that ever since President Trump returned to office, many more patients than usual have been missing appointments.
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Who's at risk of deportation in Washington state? 5 things to know
KUOW looked into who is at risk of deportation in Washington state: how many immigrants are here without legal status, where they immigrated from, what type of jobs they do, and more.
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Government
New refugees in Washington are promised 90 days of support. A Trump order ended that
Refugee resettlement organizations received a memo Friday, Jan. 24, ordering them to stop helping refugees and not to incur additional expenses. The stop-work order has threatened the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of refugees in Washington state.
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Lawsuit challenges Trump’s suspension of program that helps detained immigrants
A lawsuit was filed Friday challenging President Donald Trump’s order to stop legal orientation programs for people held in immigration detention centers. The lawsuit aims to restore immediate access to those programs.
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Refugees scheduled to come to Seattle are now in limbo
Last year, Washington state welcomed more than 6,000 refugees. But an executive order from President Trump last week paused the program.
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Politics
Western Washington groups scramble to admit refugees before Trump’s inauguration
Advocacy groups are working nonstop to admit refugees into the U.S. as quickly as possible, in case the incoming Trump administration shuts the door to additional arrivals.
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Health Care
Washington's tribes want Medicaid to cover traditional healing
When Washington’s legislative session kicks off next week, lawmakers will take up the issue of traditional Native American medicine.
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Health
With Trump returning, some trans folks prepare to move to Washington state, or another country
Amid worries about what President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration means for them, some transgender people plan to relocate to Washington state — or leave the U.S. altogether.