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Once or twice a week, ICE transfers detainees to/from border towns through the Yakima airport.
Learn more about the ICE Flights through Yakima.
If you’d like to observe the transfer of detainees at the Yakima Airport’s ICE Air flights, watch the announcements on our Facebook page.
We celebrate the signing of the Keep Washington Working Act on May 21, 2019 which disentangles the government of the State from the Federal government for immigration enforcement purposes. It effectively guarantees that he State will not play an active part in helping remove people from the United States. Initially proposed last year by Senator Wellman, the bill is well supported among the immigrant rights community. Learn more
Have you been issued a “Federal Limits Apply” Drivers License or ID Card from the Department of Licensing and want to let more about the restrictions surrounding its use? Learn more on our Real ID page.
Please prepare any family members and friends who may be traveling by bus – so they know their rights! Learn more about CBP and Bus Travel & Know Your Rights during Travel.
Raid Response Verifiers and Accompaniment Training in Yakima Valley
We are planning several upcoming Trainings in Yakima and the Lower Valley in the coming months. If you want to attend, please contact us.
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ICE Agents have been targeting immigrants coming to Washington State Courthouses to conduct official business.
Learn more about recent ICE tactics in Courthouse Arrests in Washington.
Contact YIRN if you’d like to participate in a Court Watch activity or provide accompaniment to immigrants.
If you see activities that might be an ICE raid, call the WAISN hotline number to report!
Use this Hotline to report Active ICE Raids and suspected immigration detention activity in Washington State.
The WAISN hotline is staffed by volunteers between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm.