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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.

White House Task Force on New Americans Blog Post on Seattle Convening

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 ]

Mayor Ed Murray’s remarks on today’s SCOTUS decision on DACA+/DAPA

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 ]

Thanks to you, we did it!

We surpassed all our Seattle Votes goals thanks to YOU. When we officially started collecting Seattle Votes surveys back in March 2016, we had a goal of at least 5,000 completed surveys from immigrants and refugees in the Seattle-King County area. And we had a goal of at least 100… [ Keep reading ]