Liz Jones
Editor
About
Liz Jones is an editor for daily news, features and special projects. She started at KUOW in 2005 and worked primarily as a reporter until 2018. Her coverage largely focused on immigration and underrepresented communities.
Her work has also been heard on national shows including NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, PRI's The World, Latino USA, Snap Judgment, The Takeaway and BBC News Service.
She is a NW native who's also lived in Spain, Peru, NYC and Ritzville, WA.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Feds call out WA jails for being 'uncooperative'
About a dozen counties in Washington state are singled out in a new report from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. It’s the first of an...
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Hawaiian judge stops Trump's new travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii stopped President Trump’s newest executive order on Wednesday afternoon, just hours before it was supposed to take effect. The...
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First comes Trump, then comes marriage
On election night in Seattle, James and Felice decided to get married. Not because she was pregnant, Felice teased. They were in love — and Felice's...
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Washington state to Trump: Nope, travel ban still unconstitutional
The state will continue to press its legal case against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson...
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Behind bars, a young ‘Dreamer’ is taking on the federal government
UPDATE: 3/08/17, 3:50 p.m. PT Daniel Ramirez Medina, a 'dreamer' recently arrested near Seattle despite his DACA status, will remain in immigration...
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Trump’s revised travel ban has not put fears to rest
Here’s some advice you wouldn’t typically expect from the owner of a travel agency. “If you don’t have to travel, please don’t travel — because it’s...
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How Trump's new travel ban could impact the Seattle area
Bill Radke talks with KUOW immigration reporter Liz Jones about the potential impact of President Trump's new executive order on immigration. It...
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The kids are not all right. Trump scares them
Braced for more troubling news, immigrants around the country nervously await version two of President Trump’s travel ban. The revised executive order...
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Border patrol may start picking up way more immigrants. Some see a problem with that
At the moment, border patrol agents can quickly deport someone within 100 miles of the southern border, and within 14 days of their arrival in the U.S.
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'Dreamer' facing deportation in Tacoma sues for his release
UPDATE: 2/17/17, 3:30 p.m. PT A federal judge in Seattle declined to immediately release Daniel Ramirez Medina, as his attorneys requested Friday in U.S...