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What you can do: protect immigrants locally

By Clarinne Kirk ● Immigration ● June 26, 2025

Join a Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network rapid response team, which empower individuals to engage in immigrant defense

Latest in Immigration

Justice Forral pleads not guilty to ‘unlawful imprisonment’ charges from ICE protests

By Aaron Hedge & Valerie Osier ● Criminal Legal ● June 25, 2025

The activist appeared for a third time in court in as many weeks on June 25 to face the felony accusations.

Where are the protesters’ phones?

By Aaron Hedge ● Criminal Legal ● June 20, 2025

At recent high-profile immigration protests, SPD arrested more than 40 people and confiscated some of their phones. A week and half later, some protesters have gotten them back, but many demonstrators still don’t know where the phones are.

Faith leaders plan prayer vigil at Spokane ICE Center to support immigrants June 24

By Cassy Benefield ● Immigration ● June 18, 2025

Organizers say the event is not a protest but ‘an opportunity to come together prayerfully and with intention.’

Queer BIPOC organizer arrested on their way to Spokane Pride

By Erin Sellers & Luke Baumgarten ● Criminal Legal ● June 14, 2025

Spokane Police officers arrested Justice Forral on a warrant from the county Sheriff’s Office for new 3rd degree assault charges leveled against Forral for the anti-ICE protest on Wednesday.

Everything we know about the Spokane ICE protests

By Erin Sellers, Aaron Hedge, Valerie Osier, Luke Baumgarten & Pascal Bostic ● Immigration ● June 12, 2025

Over 24 hours of boots-on-the-ground independent reporting.

Trump’s new list of sanctuary jurisdictions includes the county but not Spokane city

By Erin Sellers & Aaron Hedge ● Immigration ● May 30, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security has posted a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the nation in an effort to force more collaboration with federal immigration officers.

ICE reportedly surveilled local immigration activist

By Aaron Hedge ● Immigration ● May 7, 2025

Jennyfer Mesa, founder of Latinos en Spokane and a US citizen, has seen men in vehicles watching her home since February. An arrested immigrant recently said ICE agents confirmed her suspicions by telling him her name and address during his arrest.

Local immigrant arrested without warrant. His wife doesn’t know where he’s been taken.

By Aaron Hedge ● Immigration ● May 2, 2025

For months, federal agents had watched Martin Diaz, who’s lived in Spokane for almost two decades trying to get a green card. They violently dragged him from his backyard, cuffed and arrested him on Tuesday.

‘The City of Spokane Valley is not a sanctuary city.’ City resolution that wishes to help feds is toothless

By Aaron Hedge ● Immigration ● April 4, 2025

Since the city can’t legally tell the cops to break state immigration law, they passed a resolution saying they really want to.