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2 Russians who fled draft to Alaska await asylum decisions in Washington state
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe first and only known Russian refugees to flee Vladimir Putin’s draft to Alaska were dissidents...
Seattle-area asylum seekers urge Biden to keep borders open
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSEATTLE - President Biden’s new executive action on immigration is now in effect, causing significant concern among local communities and advocates. The lack of funding and resources has left ...
Northwest ICE center uses ‘chemical agents’ on detainees amid rising tensions
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 1 year agoThe multibillion-dollar company that runs the immigrant detention center in Tacoma confirmed...
Washington gets $3.6 million in DOJ grants for domestic violence, sexual assault survivors
KIRO via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWashington state is getting over $3.6 million in grants from the Department of Justice to help fund...
Supreme Court rejects bond hearings for immigrants facing deportation
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court ruled in two related immigration cases involving bond hearings. (Kent Nishimura /...
Supreme Court Rules Thousands of Immigrants Can Be Detained Indefinitely
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that immigrants detained in the United States are not...
Pierce County Council vote to nix worker-verification program vetoed by the executive
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoA partisan Pierce County Council vote removing E-Verify as a requirement for contractors was vetoed...
Cadine Ferguson-Brown appointed to Kitsap County Superior Court, succeeds Sally Olsen
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 5 months agoStarting on Jan. 1, Cadine Ferguson-Brown will replace retiring Judge Sally Olsen on the bench of...
Supreme Court curbs ability of immigrants to challenge indefinite detention with bond hearings
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday curbed the ability of immigrants to challenge indefinite detentions, ruling that U.S. immigration law does not require the government to hold bond hearings ...
Migrant Encampment in Kent to stay after threats of arrests
KIRO via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA growing encampment with over 200 asylum seekers next to the old Econo Lodge in Kent is here to stay for the time being. On Sunday, the City of Kent and King County posted some letters by the ...