In the Meanwhile: “Immigrant rights are human rights with Angelina Godoy” UWCHR Director Angelina Godoy joins In the Meanwhile podcast to discuss research on data sharing between the WA Department of Licensing and federal immigration enforcement agencies through a national system called Nlets. Listen here →

City Cast Seattle: “How ICE Is Violating State Law and Why Seattle Center Needs a Glow Up” UWCHR Director Angelina Godoy joins City Cast Seattle podcast to discuss research on data sharing between the WA Department of Licensing and federal immigration enforcement agencies through a national system called Nlets. Listen here →

Urbanist | Amy Sundberg: “UW Report: Immigration Agents Still Accessing WA Driver 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 article →

King 5 | Sharon Yoo: “Report: Federal immigration agents continued using Washington driver data through state-run system” 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 →

An ongoing series by Range Media covering the use of Flock technology in Spokane County, Washington, done in partnership with the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights, who provided data analysis. Articles include: November 25, 2025, Luke Baumgarten, “Watching the watchmen” November 25, 2025, Erin Sellers, “‘Had an abortion, search for female.’ Texas deputy searched

Range Media, The POD Podcast: “Diving Back Into Flock” features UWCHR’s Phil Neff speaking to research on Flock surveillance systems exposing Washington state data to immigration enforcement agencies. Listen to the podcast episode →

Since our inception, UWCHR has conducted research on topics related to immigrant rights in Washington state, as specified by the state law under which our center was founded. These ongoing efforts are now grouped under our Immigrant Rights Observatory project. Over the years, our reports have documented both serious concern for the rights of migrants

In spring 2025, with additional funding support from the UW EarthLab, the Indigenous Rights and Environmental Sustainability project focused on nurturing future generations of climate leaders by engaging Chief Leschi Schools (CLS) and UW students in the creation of two traditional plant food forests: one on the campus of CLS and one at the Nisqually

Reshaping Narratives and Building Power in 2024-2025 This year, the Strategies for Massage Parlor Workers’ Rights project, in collaboration with the Massage Parlor Outreach Project (MPOP), continued to examine ways to build worker power and leadership among migrant Asian massage parlor workers, sex workers, and care workers in the greater Seattle area.  In 2024–25, we

Former student researcher Sarah Kwan, graduating class of 2017, sits down with UWCHR’s Andrea Marcos to reflect on her time at the center and how she carries that work forward. This interview is featured in the 2024-2025 Annual Report.   AM: Sarah, thanks so much for talking with us. You worked as a student researcher