This report is part of a series regarding Human Rights Conditions at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, based on ongoing research efforts and released to highlight initial findings in the urgent context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contents: • Introduction • Background, Methodology, and Human Rights Standards • Sanitation of Food and Laundry •

Immigrant rights groups protest first King County deportation flight since May 2019 On the morning of May 2, 2023, an ICE Air deportation flight departed King County International Airport (Boeing Field), the first such flight in nearly four years, following a federal judge’s decision overturning a 2019 King County executive order barring ICE from using

Introduction In recent years, local and state governments in Washington have taken important legislative and executive action to protect vulnerable residents from rights abuses. Many of these actions, such as the so-called “sanctuary” laws of Keep Washington Working (2019) and Courts Open to All (2020) Acts, seek to protect the rights of migrants by limiting

Last week, on September 20, 2022, we filed a lawsuit against DHS and ICE for failure to lawfully respond to FOIA requests. ICE’s stonewalling of our FOIA requests leaves us with no other option but to bring suit against the agency. We bring FOIA litigation because we know that access to information is a human

On September 20, 2022, the University of Washington Center for Human Rights (UWCHR) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for failure to lawfully respond to more than a dozen Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The records sought by the UWCHR include data and documents

This report is part of a series of research reports by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights examining Immigration and Customs Enforcement Air Operations nationwide.  Download additional resources and one pagers: Haiti: Sports Travel & U.S. Deportation of Haitian Asylum-Seekers Syracuse University & Haitian Deportations Texas Universities & Haitian Deportations Introduction Every week,

The UW Center for Human Rights is proud to present five fellowships to students carrying out human rights work! Hannah Garland, 2022 Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld Fellow. Hannah is a Law School student, who will be working as legal fellow on the Death Penalty Abolition Team at Reprieve USA, which seeks abolition of capital

We honor and celebrate Abe’s life and legacy. Below is a collection of Abe’s work, and work about Abe, put together by Abe’s wife, Gunnel Clark.   Abe with friends, family, and comrades   “To me, being an activist has always been a special privilege – it’s a wonderful job. You’re never out of work.

Seattle Times, Nina Shapiro: UW human rights report questions compliance with state law restricting cooperation with immigration officials, featuring UWCHR research coordinator Phil Neff.

The UW Center for Human Rights is proud to present 11 fellowships to students carrying out human rights work!   ALEC FISHER, ABE OSHEROFF AND GUNNEL CLARK FELLOW PhD student in English, is campaigning to demand community-based mental health care as an alternative to incarceration for psychiatric patients in the state of Washington. — MARIA