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‘Who is not enforcing this?’: ICE officers continue to mask up despite state ban

As the Yakima Valley sees a dramatic surge in immigration arrests, the state law meant to hold ICE officers accountable puts the burden of enforcement on the people getting deported.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 25 Aug 2026

‘Who is not enforcing this?’: ICE officers continue to mask up despite state ban

Spokane Army veteran alleges sexual assault while in immigration detention

As advocates continue to call for accountability and an investigation into the alleged assault, a district judge recently ordered the veteran’s release from detention, citing another judge’s ‘abuse of discretion’ in denying his bond.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 27 Jul 2026

Spokane Army veteran alleges sexual assault while in immigration detention

For a Yakima Valley farmworker, Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts a wrenching decision to self-deport

An innovator in the apple orchards separates from her family to return to Mexico. In Congress, a bi-partisan bill to legalize many undocumented workers struggles to gain a hearing.

By Hal Bernton and Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 8 Jul 2026

For a Yakima Valley farmworker, Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts a wrenching decision to self-deport

‘People are risking their lives to do it the right way.’

Spokane’s Haitian community is crisis-planning after Supreme Court decision allowed the Trump administration to strip Temporary Protected Status from Haitians, Syrians.

By Erin Sellers and Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 7 Jul 2026

‘People are risking their lives to do it the right way.’

Spokane asylum seeker self-deports to Nicaragua, fearing detainment and separation from 1-year-old

The Department of Homeland Security states 2.2 million unauthorized immigrants have self-deported since January 2025.

By Monica Carillo-Casas

/ 30 Jun 2026

Spokane asylum seeker self-deports to Nicaragua, fearing detainment and separation from 1-year-old

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation.

By Ariana Figueroa, Washington State Standard

/ 26 Jun 2026

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for 350,000 Haitians

‘Considerados esenciales’ y olvidados:

Cómo los líderes comunitarios y los médicos están ayudando a los trabajadores agrícolas latinos a sobrellevar la COVID prolongada

By Monica Carillo-Casas

/ 16 Jun 2026

'Deemed essential' and left behind:

How community leaders and physicians are helping Latino farmworkers navigate long COVID

By Monica Carillo-Casas

/ 16 Jun 2026

‘Not guilty’: Jury gives verdict to man accused of assaulting ICE officer during immigration arrest

After two trials, Hector Saul Iraheta-Mercado is found innocent. But he’s still not free. Shortly after the verdict, he was taken into federal custody for an immigration violation.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 9 Jun 2026

‘Not guilty’: Jury gives verdict to man accused of assaulting ICE officer during immigration arrest

‘Do you want us to do it to all of you?’

The video of ICE officers violently arresting an immigrant man now accused of assaulting one of them is shown in court. ICE agent questioned about prejudiced Facebook post.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña and Valerie Osier

/ 5 Jun 2026

‘Do you want us to do it to all of you?’

WA DOL illegally shared data with ICE. No one can tell the jury in trial of Salvadoran immigrant.

And, an ICE agent with a long history of collaborating with Washington cops, who regularly posts anti-immigrant rhetoric on social media, is set to testify in the case.

By Erin Sellers and Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 4 Jun 2026

WA DOL illegally shared data with ICE. No one can tell the jury in trial of Salvadoran immigrant.

Tried for a second time

The jury trial for a Salvadoran man accused of assaulting an ICE officer during an arrest last summer in East Wenatchee begins again after a mistrial.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 3 Jun 2026