On Monday, September 23, the City of Seattle will host over 50 attendees from 32 cities and counties for the 6th national convening of the Cities for Action (C4A) coalition. Staff from municipalities that welcome and value immigrant and refugee communities will converge at City Hall to share immigrant-inclusive best… [ Keep reading ]
Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 한국어 번역 Volunteers sought as 4-day free health clinic finds temporary home during Seattle Center Arena construction As Seattle/King County Clinic prepares to open its doors for a sixth year at Seattle Center, Feb. 13 – 16, 2020, organizers have an ambitious goal of… [ Keep reading ]
Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 한국어 번역 Partnership will Provide an Estimated 400 Seattle Community Members with Free Transportation to Their Naturalization Interviews The City of Seattle has secured a partnership with transportation network rideshare companies Lyft and Uber and local immigrant-serving nonprofits to help naturalization applicants overcome a… [ Keep reading ]
Glenn Davis, Ready to Work Program and Policy Specialist, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs On May 22, 2019, over 60 immigrant and refugee English language learning job seekers and their teachers crowded into Seattle City Council Chambers for a lesson in civic engagement. The attendees were students in the… [ Keep reading ]
José Manuel Vasquez, Community Engagement and Programs Specialist ¡Hola! I am so honored to have recently joined the amazing team here at the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. (I actually joined at the end of 2018. But I hit the ground running so quickly that I haven’t been able… [ Keep reading ]
On Monday evening, Trump tweeted that U.S. immigration enforcement agents are planning to make mass arrests “next week” targeting migrant parents and children across the U.S. We hope that this is yet another empty threat from a president who too often prefers pandering to the extremist anti-immigrant views of some… [ Keep reading ]
Glenn Davis, Ready to Work Program and Policy Specialist, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Throughout the 2019 state legislative session, the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs tracked two immigrant-related bills: SB 5846, which concerns the integration of international medical graduates into Washington’s health care delivery system. SB… [ Keep reading ]
Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 한국어 번역 If H.R.6 Were Enacted, 17,200 Residents in Seattle Region Would Gain Path to Citizenship Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Councilmember M. Lorena González today welcomed the City Council’s vote to approve their joint resolution in support of the American Dream and Promise… [ Keep reading ]
La Comisión para Inmigrantes y Refugiados busca nuevos miembros 移民與難民委員會 尋求新成員 Ủy Ban Di Trú và Tị Nạn Tìm Kiếm Thành Viên Mới 이민자 와 난민 위원회 에서 신인 회원 모집 Gusto ng Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Commission ang mga bagong miyembro Immigrant and Refugee Commission Waxay Raadinaayaan Xubno Cusub… [ Keep reading ]
Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 한국어 번역 Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the grantees of the Expanded Seattle-King County Immigrant Legal Defense Fund (ELDF). The ELDF grants $5.6 million to community-based organizations working to provide legal services to immigrants and refugees at… [ Keep reading ]
