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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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
Trump's stop-work order impacts hundreds of refugees receiving aid in Washington state
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.
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Health
With RFK nomination, Washington state health leaders brace for local impacts
President-elect Donald Trump has named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice that worries some Washington state leaders, largely because of his position on vaccines.
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Why the future of Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard has sparked a heated debate
Many Seattle streets were closed to cars during the pandemic. As people returned to their previous driving habits, the city weighed whether to make those changes permanent. On Lake Washington Boulevard, that question got heated.
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Health
More Washington state kids are exposed to lead than we know
Snohomish County’s public health department is trying to get more health-care providers to test their young patients for lead exposure.