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File photo. The Northwest Detention Center, run by the private GEO Group, is located in Tacoma. CREDIT: KOMO via AP

Immigrant Advocates Express Concern Over Pending Deporation Of Person Detained In Tacoma

Immigrant advocacy group, La Resistencia in Tacoma, has started a petition to block the pending deportation of a person detained at the Northwest Detention Center.

Now On Immigration's Front Lines, Sheriffs Are Choosing To Back Or Snub ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement often asks local jails to hold undocumented people until federal agents can pick them up. Most sheriffs cooperate, but some have taken a stand against the request.

"It soothes my soul, it really does."

This is James Dee and I live in Dayton, Washington. I have a daughter and going to work one day at Boeing, they were - I can't remember what they were…

"We love all the great local reporting."

This is Rebecca Pitney currently stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. When we were stationed at Fort Lewis the northwest became our home. We love…

"For over forty years I have played NPR in the background of my glass studio..."

This is Lin from Conway, Washington. For over forty years I have played NPR in the background of my glass studio and this has inspired me to fulfill my…

Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River. Gov. Jay Inslee and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said removing the four dams on the Lower Snake isn't feasible right now.

Breaching The Four Lower Snake River Dams Not An Option Right Now, Say Murray, Inslee

A much-awaited report said removing the four Lower Snake River dams shouldn't happen right now, but dam removal is the best way to protect Snake River salmon.

City Of Yakima Will No Longer Display Private Flag

La Ciudad de Yakima ya no izará banderas privadas

13 Detainees Begin Hunger Strike At Tacoma Detention Center

Thirteen people at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma are on a hunger strike. Lauren Gallup reports.

Foster Families Needed - May Is Foster Care Awareness Month

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