Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network
@waisn.bsky.social
Building immigrant & refugee power in WA State. Estamos creando poder en nuestra comunidad inmigrante en el estado de Washington. ✊🏾 Reposts are not endorsements
Did you miss our conversation with Central WA Legal Aid about Alexandra Lozano? Find the English conversation on Youtube now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyR...
What to Do After the Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law Closure | WAISN Live
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Important immigration court updates are affecting people with pending cases in Washington state. If you or someone you know has an upcoming hearing, please share this information and take steps to stay informed. Together, we can help keep our communities informed, connected, and prepared.
WAISN is deeply devastated by the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer in Houston. We extend our deepest sympathies to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s beloved family. We encourage those who wish to support their efforts and his family to contribute to their GoFundMe page bit.ly/lsagfm
🚨Alert: JUNE 28 - SHELTON, WA Confirmed Immigration Activity #SHARE Please avoid calling the Hotline to document rumors or to check if activity is confirmed so that first-hand information can get through to our organizers. Let’s work together to protect our communities and stop unnecessary fear.
The Supreme Court paved the way on Thursday for President Donald Trump to restart immigration agents’ controversial practice of physically blocking migrants from seeking asylum at the border. More via @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social below 🔽
Join our team and help shape our policy work at the local, state, and federal level. If you're passionate about the policy that shapes our world, we want to hear from you! Reach out to jobs@waisn.org for questions or more info. 🔗 Full job description: waisn.org/careers
This August, #WAISN org members will gather for the #MembershipConvening to connect, strategize & advance the immigrant justice ecosystem across WA. Membership means belonging, learning & building together. Ready to deepen your org’s role in #ImmigrantJustice? Learn more: buff.ly/OpQsf3q
Celebrating the World Cup? Share Know Your Rights resources with your family, friends, and community. Knowledge is power. Help keep our communities informed and prepared. #WAISN 🔗 : waisn.org/public-resources
On Tuesday, Congress allowed $70 billion in taxpayer funds for ICE and Border Patrol through 2029. That means more funding for violence and family separations at the expense of healthcare, housing, and vital needs for all Washingtonians. Read our full statement: buff.ly/HfMmHLQ #WAISN
ICE & CBP Funding Comes at the Expense of Healthcare, Housing, and Vital Needs for All Washingtonians - WAISN
Deportation Defense Hotline • Monday – Friday 6AM – 6PM • CALL NOW
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Join a growing statewide network to access trainings, build community relationships, strengthen local organizing, and help shape the future of immigrant justice in Washington #WAISN #OrganizationalMembership
For the past 10 years, directly impacted immigrant and refugee community members have led WAISN and built power together across Washington State. This network was created to support each other in protecting one another, taking action together, and building the future we deserve. #WAISN10
🚨Alert: APRIL 29 - SHELTON, WA Confirmed Immigration Activity #SHARE 📞We received information and documentation that ICE targeted multiple locations in Shelton, WA and detained at least 12 people. More Below 1/3
Join us this Friday, May 1, across Washington state as we celebrate International Workers’ Day with our partners and communities. From Seattle to Sunnyside, let’s come together to celebrate, organize, and keep building toward a future where we all thrive. #MayDay
Join us on Friday, May 1, in Seattle for the May Day 2026 March and Rally to take collective action and celebrate the proud history of workers in our region who power Washington state. 🔗seattlemayday.org #WAISN #WA4All #InternationalWorkersDay
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished. (Published Jan. 2026)
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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1/ Support immigrants navigating the immigration system. Join our virtual #Accompaniment Volunteer training on May 20. Bilingual speakers in Spanish, Mam, Portuguese & Q’anjob’al encouraged. :pushpin: Register: tinyurl.com/AccompMay2026 #ImmigrantRights #CommunitySupport 🧵
#InternationalTransgenderDayOfVisibility honors the brilliance & resilience of transgender communities. We remain steadfast to our vision of a now where transgender people, especially transgender immigrants, can live a life of dignity, respect, and thrive.
1/ Immigration officials are now working at several U.S. airports while TSA staff continue working without pay during the partial government shutdown. Here is the latest 🧵 www.npr.org/2026/03/22/g...
ICE officers set to deploy to airports as delays mount, border czar Homan confirms
Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will help the Transportation Security Administration "move those lines" while also enforcing immigration law.
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According to the19th, ICE detained nearly 500 people who were pregnant, postpartum, and nursing. 121 remain in ICE custody where 16 miscarriages were reported. 363 were deported. Gender justice requires reproductive and #ImmigrantJustice. #GenderEqualityMonth
1/ This legislative session, immigrant and refugee communities across Washington organized, testified, demanded dignity, and won real gains. We also deserved more. 🧵 Read the full press release: waisn.org/article/wais... #WAISN #WALeg
1/ Months or years in immigration detention can tear families apart, but when a bond is granted, #WAISN’s community-sourced #FairFightBondFund creates hope and brings loved ones back home. 🧵
This Jan. PJALS joined WAISN for Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Day at the WA state capitol! 🚌 Over 300 advocates from across the state came together to push for immigrant rights, dignity, and protections. Community power on full display! 💙 Handful of Salt L, Vol. 1 —Spring 2026 👉🏽 pjals.org/spring26
Last week, Washington’s domestic workers won a historic victory 🎉 Casa Latina, WAISN steering committee member, helped pass the bill, bringing wage standards, anti-discrimination protections, and more to domestic workers. Listen to Silvia of Casa Latina speak on the importance of this bill 👇
This is a big win! 🙌👏
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network@domesticemployers.bsky.social · 5mo agoICYMI: Washington made history yesterday with the passage of the WA Domestic Workers Bill of Rights by the senate — and now await the Governor’s signature to make it state law. 🎉 #WorkersRights 🧵 1/3
Thank you to the @lavrights.org and the Gender Justice League for speaking up for all our communities. WA lawmakers must strengthen SB 6002, limit ALPR data retention, and stop warrantless data sharing. www.thestranger.com/guest-editor...
We Need to Regulate Automated License Plate Readers Now
Glaring down at us from light posts, traffic lights, and even convenience stores, is a privately-built, publicly paid-for surveillance network of license plate readers. Whenever a vehicle passes by, c...
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🌙✨ This #Ramadan, we honor our Muslim siblings in WA and beyond. Amid rising Islamophobia and attacks on civil liberties, we hold space for celebration, resilience, culture, and leadership. Follow and support Muslim-led orgs in WA to celebrate our communities.
#Healthcare should not be cherry-picked in WA. Immigrants and refugees are under attack and the #AppleHealthExpansion Program is one of the few ways the state government shows up for our communities. Visit bit.ly/HealthCareForAllWA by 2/23 to tell lawmakers: fully protect Apple Health Expansion
1/ #BlackHistory is not confined to the past. It is living, present, and continuously shaped by people across every generation and place in the U.S. Black Americans have long stood alongside Black migrants in the fight for liberation and continue to lead in the work for immigrant justice.
