Immigration

Asylum-seekers living outdoors brace for Seattle-area heat wave

Hundreds in Seattle become U.S. citizens on Independence Day

Hundreds of people in Seattle woke up this morning not as immigrants, but as newly minted U.S. citizens. The annual naturalization ceremony was held at Seattle Center on July 4 — Independence Day.

Undocumented Washingtonians can now work as doctors, teachers under new professional licensing law

Despite threats of removal, asylum-seekers in Kent remain at camp next to empty hotel

For now, asylum-seekers camping out in front of a vacant county-owned hotel in the city of Kent are not going to be relocated.

National

Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase

U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains.

Trump's speeches follow a familiar playlist, featuring greatest hits among new tunes

Donald Trump's campaign speeches are like his signature rally playlists — never the same topics in the same order, heavy on the greatest hits but with room to riff on what's popular.

Hundreds of asylum-seekers move into park in Seattle's Central District

After spending months bouncing from shelter-to-shelter, asylum seekers in Western Washington have now begun settling into camp near Seattle’s Garfield High School. It’s their latest move after funds for housing have run out yet again.

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In Florida, an exodus of people fleeing rising anti-immigrant sentiment

Nearly a year ago, Florida passed one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. In some communities, it's caused a mass exodus. Those who stayed behind say, it's made life terrifying.