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Midway through ‘a trip of a lifetime,’ a young British woman finds herself in ICE detention in Tacoma. Why?

Rebecca Burke is a 28-year-old graphic artist from London. A recent visit she made to the United States started, she said, as a trip of a lifetime, then turned into a nightmare. Burke was detained at ICE's Tacoma facility for nearly three weeks, reportedly for having the wrong visa paperwork. Journalist Jenny Kleeman wrote about what happened for The Guardian newspaper. She spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about it.
- John O'Brien
Adams County violated Washington's sanctuary laws by cooperating with Border Patrol, lawsuit alleges

The Adams County Sheriff's and Prosecuting Attorney’s offices in Eastern Washington are being sued for allegedly breaking the state’s sanctuary laws and subjecting a man to discrimination and false arrest.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase

U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains.
- The Associated Press
A California community sees a dip in immigration. Where have all the people gone?

The town of Jacumba, on the California-Mexico border, has experienced a massive influx of migrants. Unofficial detention camps have popped up throughout the community. Then one day, something changed.
- Jasmine Garsd
Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on immigration

Immigration has become one of the cornerstone issues of the 2024 campaign as GOP presidential hopefuls try to stand out as the toughest on both illegal and legal immigration.
- Jasmine Garsd
Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it's not the migrants

We know that illicit fentanyl is flowing into the U.S. from Mexico. Yet we rarely hear from the couriers who smuggle most of it through legal ports of entry. This is one of their stories.
- Joel Rose
In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.
- Joel Rose
Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas

The conviction of a former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 means an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- The Associated Press
Is Canada about to ease requirements for crossing the border?

How two and a half years of changing restrictions and an app caused disruption to businesses and residents living along the border
- Libby Denkmann
After Del Rio, some Haitian migrants found safety in the U.S. But many have not

It's been nearly a year since tens of thousands of Haitian migrants converged on Del Rio, Texas. Some of those migrants are still looking for safety — and accountability for how they were treated.
- Joel Rose

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