ICE detains leader of farmworker union in northwest Washington state Farm worker activist Alfredo Juarez Zeferino, known in his community as “Lelo,” was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, March 25, and is being held at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Trump administration can suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit, appeals court rules An appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to suspend entry of new refugees as a lawsuit plays out over the president’s executive order halting the nation’s refugee admissions system. Associated Press
UW Medicine employee, green card holder detained by ICE in Tacoma Lewelyn Dixon was on her way back to the Seattle area on Feb. 28 after visiting family in the Philippines when she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to the immigration detention facility in Tacoma. Eilís O'Neill
The U.S. needs kidney doctors. The Trump administration deported one despite her valid visa Dr. Rasha Alawieh's deportation is the latest in a recent string of unusual arrests by immigration officials at U.S. borders, and not the first in which attorneys and judges have decried a lack of due process. Eilís O'Neill
Author Putsata Reang describes life as a refugee when 'you cannot go in the water or come up on land' This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Putsata Reang's memoir "Ma and Me." Katie Campbell
Trump tracker: Washington state's legal challenges to the administration KUOW has compiled a comprehensive guide to Washington state's responses to the Trump administration. Teo Popescu
British tourist arrested and detained at Tacoma ICE center after exchanging housework for lodging Initial reports imply her alleged offense involves doing chores for host families in exchange for a roof over her head. Dyer Oxley
WA AG sues Adams County for cooperating with immigration enforcement beyond what state laws allow Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown sued Adams County and the Adams County Sheriff's Office on Monday, accusing them of violating a state law that limits local involvement in federal immigration enforcement. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Washington family torn apart after father arrested outside of church and deported As immigration enforcement ramps up, families like these — built over decades — are being confronted with hard choices after federal law enforcement takes members of their family away. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
¿Quienes son los habitantes del estado de Washington que corren peligro de ser deportados? Aquí 5 cosas a tener en cuenta En su campaña presidecial, Donald Trump, se comprometió a deportar a millones de personas que se encuentran en Estados Unidos sin un estatus legal. Una vez asumido el mando, esta promesa no se dio a esperar. Juan Pablo Chiquiza
