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Defending and advancing immigrant rights since 1984. NWIRP is the largest immigration legal services organization providing free legal counsel to immigrants in the PNW.
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Yesterday's ICE raid in Kent also involved the IRS, and at least one person from the raid is now being held at the detention center in Tacoma. We are heartbroken for those who were impacted yesterday, as well as their families. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Here's a picture that a @kuow.org photographer took in Seattle yesterday, showing the ICE officers masked up in the hallways as they waited to arrest people coming out of their hearings.

Three very talented artists recently created work for us inspired by the immigrant rights movement. We are so excited to share their beautiful pieces with you! Each artist is recognized in the alt text for their respective piece.

Know Your Rights in Immigration Court!

Breaking News: Judge Finds U.S. Government Unlawfully Deported Noncitizens on Flight to South Sudan in Violation of Court Order, Issues Remedial Relief

⚠️ ICE at Immigration Court Thread ⚠️ Recently arrived immigrants (who have been in the U.S. for less than 2 years), non-U.S. citizen immigrants with criminal history, and immigrants with final orders of removal are at greatest risk of being detained by ICE if their case has been completed.

NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys urgently ask Judge Farbiarz to order ICE to permit Khalil to hold his newborn son today "for the most elementary human reasons." ICE has so far denied the request, despite his wife and child having made the 1,500-mile trip. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A federal judge has issued a strong judicial rebuke to the Presidential administration in a finding today after the the administration deported 8 immigrants to Djibouti without first giving them an opportunity to object to their removal, violating a court order. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

Community members already in immigration court must have the opportunity to pursue their immigration cases before an immigration judge. Yesterday, we learned that case dismissals may lead to ICE detention for some community members. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

We're very excited to be part of Bluesky! Here's a short thread about who we are and what we do at Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.