Thirteen people at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma are on a hunger strike. Lauren Gallup reports. Continue Reading 13 Detainees Begin Hunger Strike At Tacoma Detention CenterRead More
Defensores de inmigrantes piden que ICE vuelva a permitir visitas en centros de detención Continue Reading Defensores de inmigrantes piden que ICE vuelva a permitir visitas en centros de detenciónRead More
Immigration advocates are calling for detention centers to reinstate visitation rights that were taken away in March 2020 because of the pandemic Continue Reading Immigrant Advocates Call For ICE To Again Allow Visitors In Read More
Israel Arrascue, a man who had been detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, was deported to Peru on February 28, according to Maru Mora-Villapando, of the immigrant advocacy organization La Resistencia. Continue Reading Man Who Filed Petition For Read More
COVID cases continue to rise at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.
Continue Reading Over 80 New COVID Cases Announced At Detention Center In Tacoma This MonthRead More
This Wednesday, four Ukrainian nationals contacted La Resistencia to alert the grassroots immigrant advocacy group of their upcoming deportations from the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. Continue Reading Ukrainians Read More
Israel Arrascue’s petition for release from the Northwest Detention in Tacoma was denied last week. Continue Reading Update On Petition For Release Filed At Northwest Detention Center In TacomaRead More
New DHS guidelines are giving some detainees at the Northwest Detention Center hope for an earlier release. Continue Reading Petition Filed For Release At Northwest Detention Center In TacomaRead More
Those detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma have yet to hear when they might receive their COVID-19 booster shots. Continue Reading GEO Group Says ICE To Decide On Booster Shots For DetaineesRead More
BY LILLY FOWLER / CROSSCUT Originally published March 2, 2021, on Crosscut.com After years of pressure from activists, the detention of adults and teens by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could be severely curtailed in the Pacific Northwest, thanks to action in the courts and in the Washington Legislature. Last week, the Washington state House… Read More
Raul went on a hunger strike to protest jail conditions ... and then landed in solitary. It’s routine for ICE to put detainees in solitary to monitor their health but it's unclear if officials placed him there for that reason, or as a disciplinary action. Read More
A federal judge who previously ruled that Washington state could pursue its claim that immigration detainees must be paid minimum wage for work at a privately run, for-profit immigration jail said Tuesday he intends to reverse himself at the urging of the Trump administration. Read More
A man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration detention facility in Tacoma early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities said. Continue Reading Man Read More
Over 12,000 immigrant teens are being held in shelters across the country. Record numbers continue to cross and the government is expanding shelter capacity to hold them. Continue Reading Shelters For Immigrant Teens Expanded As Record Read More
Under the Flores settlement, immigrant minors can't be held in jail-like settings and can't be held for longer than 20 days. The government's move to circumvent that will likely end up in court. Continue Reading Trump Read More
Over 100 men from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are being held at the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon, according to an immigration attorney trying to gain access to the facility to provide legal counsel. ICE has contracted space for 130 beds at the federal prison in Sheridan and 209 beds at the SeaTac federal detention center in Washington. Read More
There’s been a reprieve on a legal aid program for immigrants facing deportation at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said workshops to help immigrants understand their rights can continue for now, while a review of the program continues. Read More
Manuel came to the U.S. two decades ago, one of 143,470 such people who were arrested in the country's interior last year. Most are ordered to leave. For six months, Manuel awaited his fate. What happened to this family here in the Pacific Northwest? Read More
