Seattle Times | Nina Shapiro: “Inside WA ICE detention center, where you could be held for days or years” cites UWCHR’s research on Flock surveillance systems exposing Washington state data to immigration enforcement agencies. Read the full article →

KUOW | Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez: “As 10-year contract to run Tacoma ICE center ends, lawmakers demand transparency for the next” cites UWCHR’s research on conditions inside the Northwest Detention Center. Read the full article →

Seattle Times | Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks: “Has ICE renewed Tacoma detention center contract? It won’t say” cites UWCHR’s research on conditions inside the Northwest Detention Center. Read the full article →

I am honored to have been selected as a Dr. Lisa Sable Brown Fellow for 2025. This grant supported me in conducting research in spring and summer of 2025 for my master’s thesis titled: The Impact of Ecosystem Change, Labor, Immigration, and Fisheries Policy on Migrant Tuna Fishers in the U.S. North Pacific Albacore Fishery.

In September this year, through the generous support of the Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld Fund, I had the privilege of facilitating a two-day workshop on records management, archives, and digital preservation with Karapatan and other human rights organizations in Quezon City, Philippines. The workshop was an important space to reflect on how recordkeeping practices

The Guardian | Dani Anguiano: “More than 10,000 people held in solitary immigration confinement by Ice in a year” cites UWCHR’s research on conditions inside the Northwest Detention Center. Read the full article →

New York Times | Emma Goldberg: “‘People Are Losing Hope’ Inside ICE Detention Centers” cites UWCHR’s research on conditions inside the Northwest Detention Center. Read the full article →

Real Change | Guy Oron: “ICE and CBP are disappearing Washingtonians. What does that mean?” cites UWCHR’s research on immigration enforcement trends in WA state. Read the full article →

HuffPost | Matt Shuham and Ryan Grenoble: “Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Has A Surprising Stakeholder: Bill Gates” cites UWCHR’s research on immigration enforcement trends in WA state. Read the full article →

Seattle Times | Catalina Gaitán: “Man with physical, developmental disabilities in WA ICE detention” cites UWCHR’s research on conditions at the Northwest Detention Center. Read the full article →