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City of Seattle files Freedom of Information Act requests for information relating to Trump immigration order

Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 Today, Mayor Ed Murray announced during his 2017 State of the City address that, under the direction of City Attorney Pete Holmes, the City of Seattle will file a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with multiple federal agencies regarding President Trump’s immigration… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Murray: Seattle will join national legal fight against Trump’s Muslim ban

Traducción Española dịch tiếng Việt 中文翻譯 Soomaali اللغة العربية زبان فارسي Today, Mayor Ed Murray and City Attorney Pete Holmes directed the City of Seattle to join an amicus brief in Darweesh v. Trump, seeking an injunction against President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban. Seattle joins several cities from across the… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Murray, Councilmember González statement on DACA arrest

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 ]

Mayor Murray on the 9th Circuit ruling

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 ]

Mayor Murray on President Trump’s executive orders on immigration

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 ]

Shine a Light in Support of Immigrants and Refugees

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 ]

Thank you to our United for Immigrant and Refugee Families volunteers, sponsors, and partners!

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 ]

SAVE THE DATE: Seattle United for Immigrant and Refugee Families

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 next Citizenship Workshop on December 4!

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 ]

OIRA and Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union proud to offer citizenship loans for aspiring Americans

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.