Law & Courts 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
Government Federal judge in Seattle questions Trump's move to block refugees A federal judge in Seattle is questioning the U.S. government’s compliance with a court order to restart the refugee resettlement program. Eilís O'Neill
Law & Courts Lawsuit targeting Trump’s refugee ban to go before federal judge in Seattle A legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing refugee arrivals and funding is scheduled for a hearing before U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle on Tuesday. Individual plaintiffs along with three nonprofits serving refugees are asking the court to put the order on hold while the case proceeds. Amy Radil
Government New refugees in Washington are promised 90 days of support. A Trump order ended that Refugee resettlement organizations received a memo Friday, Jan. 24, ordering them to stop helping refugees and not to incur additional expenses. The stop-work order has threatened the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of refugees in Washington state. Eilís O'Neill
Politics Western Washington groups scramble to admit refugees before Trump’s inauguration Advocacy groups are working nonstop to admit refugees into the U.S. as quickly as possible, in case the incoming Trump administration shuts the door to additional arrivals. Eilís O'Neill
Economy 90 days to make a life: One Afghan family’s resettlement in Washington state Afghans continue to top the list of new refugee arrivals in Washington state. More than 5,000 have resettled here in the past two years. For this first wave of refugees from Afghanistan, it can be a lot to figure out from scratch. Especially when the resettlement process gives families only three months of support. Kamna Shastri Play AudioListen 5 mins
World U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part. Fatima Al-Kassab
Health Prize-winning photos by Rohingya: Unseen life in the world's largest refugee camp Since 2017 nearly a million Rohingya people have languished in camps in Bangladesh. Four young Rohingya are being honored by the U.N. refugee agency for documenting their life in vivid photos. Gabriel Spitzer
Partnerships to help asylum-seekers at Tukwila church take shape amid city's state of emergency The growing number of migrants looking for asylum at a church in Tukwila prompted the city to declare a state of emergency on Friday. The city is asking for help from state, county, and federal governments, and hopes to meet other priorities at the local level. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Arts & Life Tukwila's student poets reassure new refugees: ‘You aren't alone’ These sisters came to Tukwila from Afghanistan in 2019 and found a poetry workshop that helped them delve into their own journeys. Now they have words of encouragement for other refugees. Amy Radil Play AudioListen 5 mins
