Human Rights At Home

At the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, our research team is examining the human rights implications of contemporary immigration enforcement in Washington state.

At a time of heightened concern about immigrant rights, it is more important than ever to understand the policies our government has implemented at the local, state, and federal level to handle immigration, and to examine the effects of these policies on the lives and liberties of all Washingtonians.

Read our most recent reports regarding this initiative:

UWCHR Sheds Light on Border Patrol Immigration Checks on Greyhound Buses

March 22, 2018

Extensive redactions on Customs and Border Patrol documents released to UWCHR under the Freedom of Information Act.

ACLU of WA and NWIRP Warn Police Departments of Faulty Immigration Policies

January 24, 2018

UWCHR Files Records Requests Regarding ICE Targeting of Activist Maru Mora-Villalpando

January 17, 2018

Maru Mora-Villapando answers questions following press conference and rally in Seattle.

Office Hours: Prof. Gunnar Almgren on Trump’s Health Care Executive Orders

November 7, 2017

Don’t Ask, Do Tell: Local Law Enforcement Collaboration with ICE/CBP

September 25, 2017

“I’m Betting My Life On It”: Prof. Gunnar Almgren on Health Care Reform

September 12, 2017

"Health Care as a Right of Citizenship: The Continuing Evolution of Reform" by Gunnar Almgren

Celebrating Farmworker Victories, Organizing for Ongoing Struggles

August 4, 2017

Jessica Ramirez marches for farmworkers' rights in Burlington, Washington.