By Jasmine Kozak-Gilroy On April 15, the Tacoma News Tribune published an opinion piece by GEO Group vice president James Black regarding recent protests against the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in which he claimed, “The center has a longstanding record providing high quality, culturally responsive services in a safe, secure […]
Northwest Detention Center Detainees go on Hunger Strike Supporters Set Up Camp Outside the Immigration Detention Center
By Felix Chrome On Monday, April 10, inmates at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma Washington began a hunger strike in protest of what they consider to be inhumane conditions in the Detention Center and unjust long detainment periods prior to seeing a judge or being assigned a court date. […]
Seattle Sues Trump City Takes President Back to Court Over Sanctuary Status
By Chloe Marina Manchester Mayor Ed Murray announced, in a press conference on Wednesday, that the city of Seattle will be suing the Trump administration. This is following a Monday statement from Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying that the Justice Department plans to withhold up to $4.1 billion in federal […]
Trump Issues New Travel Ban Original Ban Halted after Washington Lawsuit
By Chloe Marina Manchester On Monday, March 6, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order updating previous ban on immigration and travel from six majority Muslim countries. On Thursday, March 9, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said that Washington state would again take Trump to court to extend […]
Dreamer Arrested, Detained in North West Detention Center Lawyers Allege ICE Falsified Gang Affiliations to Justify Detainment
By Jasmine Kozak Gilroy On February 10 Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested and detained 23 year old Daniel Ramirez Medina, an immigrant and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who has been living in the United States since he was seven years old. Ramirez Medina was first […]
Evergreen Updates Policies on Undocumented Students Administration Responds to Pressure from Students and Community
POC Talk was contacted by a student who has requested to remain anonymous, representing the undocumented student support group, an informal organization working on campus and with the Evergreen administration to support undocumented and immigrant students. Recently they have met with the president George Bridges to discuss their demands to […]
Washington State Sues Trump Lawsuit Argues Immigration Executive Order is Unconstitutional
By Chloe Marina Manchester On January 30, 2017 Washington State Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, and Governor Jay Inslee filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, in his capacity as president, Homeland Security, The United States of America, and several high ranking members of the Trump administration, include acting Secretary of State, […]