Traducción Española. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and City Councilmember M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide) issued the following statement after news of the arrest of Daniel Ramirez Medina, a 23 year old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient living in Seattle with his father. “President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood… [ Keep reading ]
Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 한국어 번역 Mayor Ed Murray issued the following statement after the 9th Circuit ruling upholding the temporary restraining order against the president’s executive order: “I applaud the 9th Circuit for upholding U.S. District Court Judge James Robart’s temporary restraining order. This decision continues to… [ Keep reading ]
Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 Mayor Ed Murray issued the following statements after President Trump signed executive orders on immigration during the week of January 23: “January 25, 2017 is one of the worst days for immigrants in America since Japanese internment. Just days after hundreds of Seattleites volunteered… [ Keep reading ]
We join with Mayor Ed Murray, the City Council, and other city departments in refusing to repeat the discriminatory chapters of our past, especially throughout these dark days of the unconstitutional and unAmerican executive orders. The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs has been proud of the recent rallies and… [ Keep reading ]
Thanks to the volunteers who made Inauguration Day in Seattle one of inclusion and equity. We’re still working to get exact stat numbers. These are our preliminary tallies: 1,300 clicks (the counter clicked every time someone went through the North Entry/attendee registration table). Over 800 people showed up that day… [ Keep reading ]
FREE legal services and information for immigrants Friday, January 20, 2017 McCaw Hall at Seattle Center (see map below) The City of Seattle and community partners are sponsoring this event offering an assortment of FREE legal services and information for immigrant and refugee families. More information here. Do you… [ Keep reading ]
Come to our second citizenship workshop, where our team of volunteer attorneys, paralegals, and interpreters will help you with your citizenship application. It’s FREE for all eligible legal permanent residents (green card holders). Sunday, December 4, 2016 10:00am-1:00pm FREE North Seattle College 9600 College Way N Seattle, WA 98103 Volunteer… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle and the Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union have teamed up for a new program offering loans to help legal permanent residents with low incomes overcome the high cost of becoming naturalized citizens. You can learn more about these loans at the Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union website.
Last month, the White House Task Force on New Americans wrapped up its six-month, ten-city tour with its final Regional Convening on New Americans in Seattle. We were honored to have hosted the event bringing diverse sectors of the community together to spark conversations about how we all can be… [ Keep reading ]
June 23, 2016 at the U.S. Courthouse in Seattle Seattle stands with our brothers and sisters in the long fight for justice for immigrant families. I firmly believe this decision is a temporary setback. We will continue to fight and we will prevail. For decades, Seattle has believed that everyone… [ Keep reading ]
