Immigration In The Northwest

211 Stories

Asylum-seekers living outdoors brace for Seattle-area heat wave
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Facing another hotel eviction, Seattle area asylum-seekers lean on religious groups to foot the bill

Approximately 100 local asylum-seekers, mostly from Venezuela, met with the King County Council Tuesday to ask for help as their latest hotel shelter arrangement came to an end.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
'The neighbors we needed during World War II.' Japanese Americans protest Seattle area deportation flights

Japanese American community members and immigration advocates gathered at Boeing Field Tuesday to call for an end to deportation flights out of King County International Airport.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Venezuelan migrants booted from Seattle-area hotel after nonprofit credit card maxes out
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Tukwila asylum-seekers take refuge in hotels as permanent shelter, warmer weather evades them

Following last week’s cold snap, asylum-seekers temporarily housed in hotels were supposed to head back to their camp near a Tukwila church. Instead, around 100 tried to stay past check-out time at the Homewood Suites in Tukwila, until other temporary housing was secured.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
The number of migrants at a Tukwila church grows, as cold weather sets in

Around 350 migrants have camped out in front of Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila. That’s a number that has nearly doubled in size as asylum seekers continue to find their way here since the city announced a state of emergency last month.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Human rights group raises alarm about use of force, chemical weapons at Tacoma ICE center

The University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights is raising concerns about the use of force at the federal immigration detention center in Tacoma and how they're being reported.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Tacoma Refugee Choir helps members find hope and home through song

Over the past 10 years, more than 30,000 refugees, from more than 70 countries have resettled in Washington state through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. It’s one thing to welcome refugees; it’s another to make them feel at home. The Tacoma Refugee Choir has helped give that feeling to refugees, as well as immigrants and native U.S. citizens.
Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows

Alex Rochester
A year after Kabul's fall, Afghan families fear for loved ones left behind

Dinner is more than nourishment. It’s a way to connect, to celebrate, to offer thanks. On a recent evening in SeaTac, Afghan families gathered to thank all those who helped them escape during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. They were also marking the one-year anniversary of that traumatic moment.
Ruby de Luna
'Sacrificing everything for hope.' NW poet gives voice to migration stories

In some families, the stories of why and how our ancestors immigrated to the United States are passed from generation to generation like lore. But in others...those stories are packed away and locked shut. Those unspoken conversations around migration inspired poet Ricardo Ruiz to travel back home to eastern Washington, and interview family and friends about their experiences emigrating from Mexico to Washington farming communities.
Noel Gasca

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