Esmy Jimenez
Immigration Reporter
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle immigrants on edge about ICE raids planned for this weekend
For some undocumented immigrants in Seattle, this is going to be an anxious weekend. Reports of national ICE raids has them on alert. And while Seattle is not on the target list this time, there is a sense of heightened tension.
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KUOW Newsroom
Washington licensing says it hasn't shared info with ICE since 2018
Washington officials insist the state does not share driver's license data with immigration officials.
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KUOW Newsroom
Yakama Nation radio station KYNR gets its groove back
For Native tribes in rural areas, radio can be a lifeline to community. The Yakama Nation in Central Washington runs its own station. And it’s about to come back on the air after an unexpected break,
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KUOW Newsroom
Seeking citizenship in Seattle? You may now need to drive to Portland
Immigrants in South Seattle and Bellevue who applied for citizenship will now have to travel to Yakima or Portland for their naturalization interview, instead of having it at the local Seattle office.
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KUOW Newsroom
23 couples, one mass celebration in Washington farm town
Summer kicks off a flurry of weddings. In Central Washington, one small town went big with 23 couples tying the knot, all on the same day.
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Even with immigration policies, Inslee keeps to his climate change message
Presidential hopeful Jay Inslee released his immigration plan today.
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What happened to the 1,200 Seattle students potentially exposed to hepatitis and HIV?
Two months after Neighborcare, a local low-income healthcare provider alerted some 1200 Seattle students about a mishap, parents and students struggle with mixed feelings.
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Increased police patrols to continue after Memorial Day shootings
A woman and three children were injured in two separate shootings in South Seattle, Monday. And while crime can have seasonal variability, city and police officials are trying to get ahead of the summer spike in crime with new measures this time.
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Two Washington airports risk millions in funding if they don’t cooperate with ICE
Seattle’s Boeing Field and the Yakima Air Terminal have a tough choice: either allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights to land at the airport or risk future grants from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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KUOW Newsroom
After losing Boeing Field, ICE lands deportation flight in Yakima
After losing its only flight operator at Boeing Field last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement switched to the Yakima Air Terminal in Central Washington.