KUOW Newsroom ICE flights mean financial gain for Yakima An average of two flights take off and land at the Yakima airport every week carrying about 160 people in federal immigration custody. That means an increase in revenue from airport fees for the city. That’s driving calls from local immigrant activists are calling for a ban of Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights.
Morning Edition Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar NPR's analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.
The Record Gender X may soon grace Washington state licenses. But why is gender tracked at all? Take a look at your Washington state driver’s license. There are several numbered fields – and soon, one of them might change.
Immigration Chief: 'Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor Who Can Stand On Their Own 2 Feet' Ken Cuccinelli, acting head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, says the new rule, which can deny green cards to immigrants who use government benefits, is part of Trump "keeping his promises."
Trump Administration Rule Would Penalize Immigrants For Needing Benefits The so-called "public charge" rule would limit the ability of immigrants to get green cards if are likely to use government benefits, such as SNAP or housing aid.
Some 300 Arrested In Mississippi Immigration Raids Have Been Released, Officials Say In a statement Thursday, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi said detainees were asked whether they had children and were provided with cellphones to arrange for their care.
KUOW Newsroom 'Never again is now.' Jewish leaders protest ICE in Seattle Hundreds, including immigrants and members of the Jewish community gathered in protest on Thursday evening outside of Seattle's downtown ICE offices on 2nd Avenue.
The Record Chicken feet and pizza. An altar feast for Jane Wong's family ghosts If your ancestors were here - what would they eat?
'I Know That They're Cared For." Why One Mom Has Chosen To Foster Migrant Children Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi.
Photo Of Mother Pleading With Mexican Soldier Draws Attention To Migrant Patrol In what a former Mexican official called the "pic du jour," a National Guard member stands in the way of a Guatemalan woman and her son who are trying to reach the U.S. border.
