Detained

Taken by ICE

More people than ever are being held in Tacoma’s ICE detention center. Fewer are leaving.

10/30/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

This Week in Politics

Seattle City Council Approves $12 Million in Grants It Rejected on Monday

Earlier this week, a council member's opposition to an ICE reimbursement inadvertently sank a routine bill.

12/19/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Newsmakers

Perfect Party October 2018

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

09/11/2018 By Seattle Met Staff Illustrations by David Wilson

Citizen Maru

The Making of an Activist

Maru Mora-Villalpando, undocumented in the U.S. for more than 20 years, has protested against ICE since practically the moment it was created. Did the agency single out one of its most vocal critics?

08/14/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Last Week in Politics

Thousands Protest Immigration Policy at SeaTac's Federal Prison

Protesters across the country on Saturday called for the end of Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy.

07/01/2018 By Grace Madigan

Immigrant Rights

Asylum Seekers Separated from Their Children Sue Federal Agencies

The children of asylum seekers "have been left to face an uncertain future frightened and alone," Northwest Immigrant Rights Project attorneys wrote.

06/26/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Last Week In Politics

Immigrant Mothers Separated from Their Children, Held in SeaTac

ICE confirmed it can now access more than 1,600 beds in federal prisons for immigration detention.

06/07/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Top 10

Despite Deportation Order, Immigration Activist Pledges to Keep Fighting

"I won't be quiet, I won't be silent, and I will continue working."

01/16/2018 By Hayat Norimine

News Roundup

Attorneys: State Officials Warned About DOL Sharing Info with ICE

Matt Adams, a legal director for Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, said advocates told officials DOL was sharing information with ICE nearly a year ago.

01/12/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Immigration

Barring a Good Reason, Attorneys Can No Longer Mention Immigration Status

How the state Supreme Court decided immigration status was "generally inadmissible," and what's next.

11/28/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Seattle Met

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Taken by ICE

Top 10 Stories: Deadly Use of Force Law, Sales Tax Credit, and Evictions

Top 10 Stories: A Regional Homelessness Response, Lynnwood Light Rail, and T-Mobile Park

Seattle City Council Approves $12 Million in Grants It Rejected on Monday

Perfect Party October 2018

The Making of an Activist

Top 10 Stories: ICE Lawsuit, Western State Hospital, and Seattle's Streetcar

Thousands Protest Immigration Policy at SeaTac's Federal Prison

Asylum Seekers Separated from Their Children Sue Federal Agencies

Top 10 Stories: Asylum Seekers in SeaTac, Homelessness Spending, and the Anti-Head Tax Campaign

Immigrant Mothers Separated from Their Children, Held in SeaTac

Top 10 Stories: Florida Shooting, ICE Identity Fraud, Seattle Silence Breakers

Top Stories: Aid for Dreamers, Rent Control Debate, and Another Letter from the DOJ

Top Stories: Government Shutdown, Seattle Women's March, and Statutes of Limitation

Despite Deportation Order, Immigration Activist Pledges to Keep Fighting

Top Stories: A Deal on Short-Term Rentals, Inslee's Address, and ICE Agents at 7-Eleven

Attorneys: State Officials Warned About DOL Sharing Info with ICE

Barring a Good Reason, Attorneys Can No Longer Mention Immigration Status