Is Seattle ready for a Portland-like federal response? Police, city leaders take preemptive steps Amy Radil
Which employers seek H-1B visa workers in Washington state? President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the tech industry last month when he issued a proclamation restricting new H-1B visas to applicants whose petitions included a $100,000 payment. Here's what that could mean for Washington state. Teo Popescu
As 10-year contract to run Tacoma ICE center ends, lawmakers demand transparency for the next The contract to run the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma is up for renewal this week. As the current contract between ICE and the private prison company GEO Group expires, lawmakers are pushing for transparency after years of human rights concerns at the facility. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Trump's new $100K fee on H-1B visas will hurt the tech companies trying to woo him More than half a million high-skilled U.S. workers are in the country through the H-1B program, which is heavily used by the big tech companies trying to curry favor with the president. Maria Aspan
Trump adds $100,000 fee for high-skilled foreign workers in major visa overhaul The president signed executive orders that would charge companies $100,000 a year to hire a worker on an H1-B visa and allow wealthy foreigners to get a visa for $1,000,000. Adrian Florido
Washington farmworker who led union efforts talks life after ICE detention, returning to Mexico Alfredo Juarez Zeferino, who came to the U.S. when he was 8, has been back in Guerrero for more than a month now after deciding to end his deportation fight. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Advocates pack Seattle courtroom to support immigrant threatened with deportation to Laos Close to 200 people packed a federal courtroom and an overflow room in Seattle Friday morning to show support for a West Seattle man who was detained by ICE in July after decades of checking in with federal officials without any incident. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Seattle-area community colleges see fewer international students amid travel ban, visa restrictions International students have brought needed revenue to colleges in recent years — especially community colleges where local enrollment has fallen. But getting permission to study in the U.S. has gotten harder under the Trump administration. Seattle-area community colleges have been hit hard by the changes — and the fear they’ve caused. Ann Dornfeld
WA veteran to remain detained in Tacoma immigrant lockup following bond hearing A Pakistani native and U.S. military veteran will not be able to bond out of the Northwest ICE Processing Center, according to his family. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Lawyers demand Border Patrol release firefighter arrested while battling Washington wildfire Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire, saying Friday that the firefighter was already on track for legal status after helping federal investigators solve a crime against his family. Associated Press
