Visit our monthly update page for ongoing information on driver and vehicle data sharing with federal immigration enforcement agencies in Washington state. Download report fact sheets: Report overview (English) Deteniendo la Ruta del DMV-a-DHS (Español) Stopping the DMV-to-DHS Pipeline (English) Executive summary In recent months, traffic stops have become an increasingly frequent, visible, and violent

With the support of the Abe Osheroff & Gunnel Clark Fund from the UW Center for Human Rights, I was able to travel to the Marshall Islands, alongside undergraduate research assistant Kayce Malachi, for three weeks to complete the 2026 Rongelap Photo Project—a collaboration between University of Washington students and the National Nuclear Commission of

Between August 2025 and October 13, 2026, UWCHR has verified 356 cases in which immigration arrests occurred following federal agents’ search of license plate numbers in the Washington DOL database via the data-sharing network Nlets. UWCHR researchers have identified 38 unique ORIs associated with these searches. Although state authorities have restricted access to Nlets to

UWCHR’s Research Coordinator Phil Neff sits down with Andrea Marcos, reflecting on his time as he prepares to depart after thirteen years at the Center for Human Rights. In July 2026, Phil will move on to a new role as Senior Research Analyst with the Deportation Data Project. Andrea Marcos: Phil! It’s so sad to

Join our team and help conduct human rights research with real-world impact! The Research Coordinator at the University of Washington Center for Human Rights will be responsible for supporting the design and implementation of ongoing and new research. This position will conduct literature reviews and research to include collecting, coding and analyzing qualitative and quantitative

On Thursday, May 14, we hosted our 2026 Spring Symposium featuring UWCHR’s Immigrant Rights Observatory research on Pacific Northwest immigration enforcement trends and how communities are responding to today’s heightened enforcement and changing tactics. We heard from an excellent panel of advocates from across Washington and Oregon including: Alyssa Walker Keller, Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition

In 2026, the UW Center for Human Rights is proud to present fellowships to five students carrying out human rights research and projects.   NATALIA PEREZ JARAMILLO, PETER MACK AND JAMIE MAYERFELD FELLOW, DR. LISA SABLE BROWN FELLOW Natalia Perez Jaramillo is a Ph.D. student in the School of Law. With support from the Peter

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 •

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Theresa Rocha Beardall as she joins the next class of William T. Grant Scholars for her work with the Puyallup Tribal Historic Preservation Department (THPD). As part of this project, Dr. Rocha Beardall, alongside a team of UW student researchers, is working under the direction and guidance of the

On March 18, 2026, Professor Angel Gabriel Cabrera Silva, University of Washington Center for Human Rights faculty associate and Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Washington Tacoma, appeared before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to argue in favor of recognizing democracy as a human right with political, social, and economic dimensions.