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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Seattle FBI chief: We do not check immigration status
The new head of Seattle’s FBI field office offered some perspective this week on the transition to a Donald Trump administration.
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500 Haitians sent to Tacoma, Yakima detention centers
Five hundred or so Haitian immigrants are currently being held at detention facilities in Tacoma and Yakima, according to attorneys with the Northwest...
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'How did they know I'm undocumented?' 'Because you told them'
Know your rights. That’s the topic many post-election community meetings with immigrants and refugees around Seattle, and around the country.
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Seattle doctor at Standing Rock: 'People had sheets of ice hanging off them'
A few Seattle doctors returned this week from a rotation in Standing Rock, North Dakota. That’s where an estimated 2,000 protesters are demonstrating...
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7 chilling tips for immigrants who fear deportation under Trump
Hundreds of immigrants packed a school gym on Thursday night. But not for something normal, like a basketball game.
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Are 'sanctuary cities' like Seattle safe from Trump?
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will end so-called “sanctuary cities” for unauthorized immigrants. That label refers to hundreds of places...
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Undocumented Seattle immigrants: 'We'll continue to fight'
Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump called for tougher immigration policies. The stakes are high for unauthorized immigrants in the Northwest.
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Ballot parties in Chinese, Korean, Amharic
Voter turnout in the U.S. tends to be relatively low among Asians and Latinos, especially those with limited English. In the Seattle area, a final push...
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Korean adoptee set to be deported from Tacoma
When Adam Crapser was three years old, an Oregon couple adopted him from South Korea. His life in America has been bleak at times. But Crapser, 41,...
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Kent mother found guilty of aiding al-Shabaab terrorists
A Somali-American woman from Kent, Washington, has been found guilty of funneling money to a terrorist group. Court documents say the money paid for...