United States v. Arizona racial profiling law
7/6/2010
NWIRP applauds the decision announced today by the U.S. Department of Justice that it is filing a lawsuit challenging the recently-enacted Arizona law known as "S.B. 1070." In the case filed today, United States v. Arizona, the Justice Department has asked a federal court to rule that the Arizona statute is unconstitutional. It asserts that the law is an encroachment on the federal government's role of regulating immigration and that it will result in the unlawful detention and harassment of individuals.
"The lawsuit filed today by the Justice Department is an important step in ensuring that the egregious Arizona law is never enforced," said Jorge L. Barón, NWIRP's Executive Director. "However, even if this litigation is successful, it will not address the underlying challenges in our immigration system, a system that 'offends our most basic American values,' as the President himself recognized last week. NWIRP again calls on the administration to recognize the urgent need to work not only against SB 1070 but for a fair and humane reform of our immigration policies."
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Legal Voice, Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, National Employment Law Project and ACLU of Washington Unite to Praise Washington Supreme Court Decision Protecting the Integrity of the Court System
4/15/2010
NWIRP joined LBAW, Legal Voice, NELP and the ACLU in praising a Washington State Supreme Court decision protecting the integrity of the court system in Salas v. Hi-Tech Erectors. The court held that the trial court had erred in allowing the admission of evidence of a plaintiff's immigration status during a civil case.
NWIRP to receive national recognition
10/14/2009
NWIRP announced that it will receive the 2009 Daniel Levy Award from the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild at a reception on Thursday, October 16 in Seattle. This national award comes on the heels of a separate recognition of NWIRP by the City of Seattle and King County for the organization’s work on behalf of immigrant survivors of domestic violence. The two recognitions come as NWIRP celebrates 25 years of service to the immigrant community in Washington State.
NWIRP to Celebrate 25 Years of Serving Immigrant Communities
10/5/2009
NWIRP the only organization providing comprehensive immigration legal services to low-income individuals and families in Washington State, will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a fundraising event at the Seattle Hilton, this coming Saturday, October 10.
NWIRP E.D. Jorge Baron on KUOW 94.9
6/18/2009
KUOW talks with Jorge Baron, Executive Director at Northwest Immigrant Rights Project about the growing backlogs at Immigration Courts.
NWIRP Wins "Moving Mountains" award from Office of Crime Victims Advocacy
3/27/2009
On March 25th, NWIRP was awarded the "Moving Mountains Award" from the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA), a division of the State's Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED). NWIRP was recognized because of our work on behalf of immigrant survivors of crime and the award was presented during OCVA's statewide conference in Yakima.
NWIRP wins City of Seattle Human Rights Award
12/4/2008
Award to be presented during Human Rights Day Celebration, Thursday, December 11
Federal Appeals Court Rules For Jamaican Gay Man and NWIRP Client, Finds “Pattern or Practice” of Persecution Against Gay Jamaican Men
9/16/2008
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled yesterday that “there exists in Jamaica a pattern or practice of persecution of gay men” and that a gay Jamaican man may be entitled to protection from deportation as a result. The court’s ruling was issued in the case of Damion Bromfield, a Jamaican man who has been detained for 43 months at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma while he fights deportation.
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Challenging Unreasonable Delays Granting Citizenship
8/12/2008
NWIRP, ACLU-WA, and pro bono co-counsel from the law firms of Stoel Rives and Ropes and Gray have reached a preliminary settlement agreement with the federal government in a landmark class action lawsuit.
U.S. Citizen and Army Veteran Spends Nine Months In Detention While U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Denies Detaining Citizens
7/21/2008
NWIRP says ICE “disingenuous”.
NWIRP today debunked claims by the Northwest regional office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the government has not detained U.S. citizens at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma.
NWIRP Expresses Its Opposition to Planned Expansion of DHS Detention Center
7/7/2008
NWIRP today expressed its opposition to the decision of the Department of Homeland Security to expand the capacity of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. According to local news reports, the private contractor which runs the facility, the GEO Corporation, will be expanding the capacity of the detention center by 50% so that it can hold up to 1,500 individual at a time.
Matt Adams Wins National Excellence in Litigation Award
6/25/2008
Matt Adams, legal director of NWIRP, has been named recipient of the 2008 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award, given annually by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in recognition of “excellence in litigation in the field of immigration law.” Adams will receive the recognition at the upcoming AILA Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
