Seattle Times | Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Daniel Beekman: “Pacific Northwest saw surge in ICE arrests at end of 2025, data show” cites UWCHR’s research on immigration enforcement trends in the Pacific Northwest. Read the full article →

At a time when immigration enforcement is both more visible and more secretive than ever before, UWCHR is publishing a new dataset released to us as part of settlement negotiations in ongoing FOIA litigation against DHS. This data, drawn from I-213 forms[1] produced by ICE during 2022 through 2025 in the agency’s Seattle Area of

International Examiner | Hong Ta: “Drawing parallels to EO 9066, activists protest ICE deportation flights out of Boeing Field” cites UWCHR’s monitoring of ICE Air deportation flights. Read the full article →

Law 360 | Tom Lotshaw: “Wash. Judge Orders UW-ICE Records Fight To Go Forward” cites UWCHR’s FOIA litigation against ICE and DHS. Read the full article →

NW Asian Weekly | Nia Wong: “’Roads have become a hunting ground’: Protestors demand WA Department of Licensing, Gov. Ferguson stop federal immigration agencies from accessing state license data” cites UWCHR’s research on data sharing between the WA Department of Licensing and federal immigration enforcement agencies through a national system called Nlets. Read the full

The Guardian | Will Craft: “Worst of the worst? Most US immigrants targeted for deportation in 2025 had no criminal charges, documents reveal” cites UWCHR’s research on monitoring immigration enforcement trends. Read the full article →

The Urbanist | Amy Sundberg: “ICE’s Tacoma Detention Center Targeted in New Lawsuit Alleging Abuses” cites UWCHR’s research on conditions inside the Northwest ICE Processing Center/Northwest Detention Center. Read the full article →

Seattle Times | Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks: “Palestinian asylum-seeker among those arrested by ICE in WA traffic stops” cites UWCHR’s research on data sharing between the WA Department of Licensing and federal immigration enforcement agencies through a national system called Nlets. Read the full article →

King 5 | Sharon Yoo: “UW researchers: Federal immigration enforcement still accessing Washington driver data” cites UWCHR’s research on monitoring compliance with immigrant rights laws in Washington state. Watch here →

Sunnyside Sun | Kennia Perez: “YVC forum examines state data sharing with immigration authorities” cites UWCHR’s research on monitoring compliance with immigrant rights laws in Washington state. Read the full article →