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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Photos by 11-year-old Syrian girl as her parents mourn Trump's order
Alaa Al Halabi's big sister was supposed to move here on Monday. But President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning travelers from seven...
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Syrian refugee, 7 months pregnant. Flight to join Seattle family, cancelled
This week was meant to be a reunion for the Al Halabi family. They’re Syrian refugees who live just south of Seattle. Two grown children, still in...
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Roller coaster of heartbreak and fury at Sea-Tac in wake of Trump order
When officials at Sea-Tac International Airport got wind of President Donald Trump’s latest order, it came like a slap in the face. It was just before...
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Their daughter was to arrive next week. But she’s Syrian, so flight canceled
Syrian families in Washington state are devastated to learn about a new ban on fellow refugees seeking to come here.
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Seattle area refugees, Muslims on high alert for Trump policy changes
Every day, newly arrived refugees just show up at Marwa Sadik’s office, at the Iraqi Community Center in Kent. Many are Iraqi, like her. Or from Syria,...
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Immigrant families face new reality in a Trump America
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporter Liz Jones about the potential fallout from President Trump's upcoming immigration executive order. The order will...
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Seattle to Trump: We will not be bullied
Update: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says Seattle is willing to risk money to stick to its principles. Six days in to his presidency, Donald Trump made good...
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6 things to know about the immigrants Donald Trump wants to kick out
“We’re going to build a wall,” President Donald Trump said at his first White House press conference. Given the controversial talking point from his campaign is now a national promise, here are a few things worth knowing.
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Big turnout at Seattle's immigration workshop leaves some empty handed
More than 1,200 immigrants and refugees took up Seattle’s offer for free legal help on inauguration day, according to the city's estimate. The city...
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Immigrants line up for help on Inauguration Day
People started lining up in Seattle several hours before the city’s big immigration workshop opened its doors at noon Friday. The city planned the event...