Turning tough conversations with your kid into Good Talk “Is it bad to be brown?” Novelist Mira Jacob’s new memoir tackles the questions her son asked that she couldn’t answer, and the moments in her own life that defy neat lines. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Politics Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move To Fast-Track Deportations On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the move appeared to have violated federal law. She stated that the administration did not follow the correct decision-making procedures. Kat Lonsdorf
National Rebel Historian Who Reframes History Receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Kelly Lytle Hernández's work challenges the historical narratives surrounding mass incarceration and immigrant detention. The UCLA professor was named one of this year's 26 MacArthur Fellows. Audie Cornish
Seattle software company cuts ties with ICE Some tech workers have put pressure on their employers to end contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This week Chef -- a software company based in Seattle -- took that action after employee protests. Esmy Jimenez
Seattle welcomes local leaders to discuss immigration Mayors from Los Angeles to Atlanta and New York City are convening in a national gathering. And it’s all to find solutions that help immigrants at the local level. Esmy Jimenez
Who owes the greater debt: immigrants, or America? Author Dina Nayeri discusses her book, The Ungrateful Refugee. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
Immigrants can now get a free Lyft (or Uber) to immigration interviews Elizabeth Kanku Kabuya is a refugee from the Democractic Republic of Congo. She was supposed to have her citizenship interview in Seattle but it got rerouted to Portland. Now she’s the first to get help getting there… With the help of Uber and Lyft. Esmy Jimenez
Politics Kitsap base project among those cut by Trump to fund border wall A submarine pier in Washington State is among the most prominent projects being cut. Paige Browning
Teddy bears and hope: A Seattle court for kids who cross the border alone Past the tall windows, is a small courtroom lined with rows of stuffed animals. This is where the kids apprehended at the border sometimes end up. Esmy Jimenez
'Speak English.' Nah, no thanks The United States does not have a national language. So why do people demand that everyone speaks English? Michelle Aguilar Ramirez Eriberto Saavedra Felix
