{"id":10027,"date":"2026-05-24T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/?p=10027"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:47:49","slug":"spring-symposium-community-responses-to-immigration-enforcement-in-the-pacific-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/2026\/05\/24\/spring-symposium-community-responses-to-immigration-enforcement-in-the-pacific-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Symposium:  Community Responses to Immigration Enforcement in the Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, May 14, we hosted our 2026 S<span class=\"il\">pring<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Symposium<\/span> featuring UWCHR\u2019s Immigrant Rights Observatory research on Pacific Northwest immigration enforcement trends and how communities are responding to today\u2019s heightened enforcement and changing tactics.<\/p>\n<p>We heard from an excellent panel of advocates from across Washington and Oregon including:<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Walker Keller, Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition<br \/>\nDavid Montes, ACLU of Washington<br \/>\nDavid Morales, Yakima Immigrant Response Network<br \/>\nStephen Manning, Innovation Law Lab<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EStr-34U9KU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10034\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of a paused watch screen for the recorded panel of the Spring Symposium\" width=\"628\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-375x238.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-750x476.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-1140x724.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/humanrights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EStr-34U9KU\">Watch the recording of the full panel discussion here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Edited transcript of the panel coming soon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, May 14, we hosted our 2026 Spring Symposium featuring UWCHR\u2019s Immigrant Rights Observatory research on Pacific Northwest immigration enforcement trends and how communities are responding to today\u2019s heightened enforcement and changing tactics. 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