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Please Join Us - October 1st!: NWIRP's 26th Anniversary Celebration happens 10.01.10! We hope you'll join us for this wonderful annual celebration! Learn more.

Thanks to those who attended "NWIRP Presents: An Evening at Wing Luke": Thank you to all of our guests and sponsors making our event at Wing Luke a lovely success! Learn more.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / NEWS

Franken, Kohl Introduce HELP Separated Children Act: Legislation would ensure children's safety during immigration raids. More than 108,000 parents of USCitizen children were deported over the last 10 years, with children often left behind to fend for themselves. Read the announcement here...

Seeking asylum, dozens of Somalis wait in Tacoma: Read this article about the more than 80 Somali refugees detained in Tacoma's Detention Center right now, counting on NWIRP for assistance.... Click here to see the Seattle P.I. article.

NWIRP Praises WA Supreme Court Decision Protecting Integrity of the Court System: 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. Click here to read the press release...

NWIRP client and Executive Director featured on NPR's Weekend Edition: The story follows NWIRP client, Ernesto Gamboa, and his attorney, Jorge L. Barón, also NWIRP's Executive Director as part of a series on confidential informants. To listen or read the transcript, click here.

Judge won't dismiss suit over US citizen detention: Read The Washington Post article here.

Seattle organizations, including NWIRP, ready to aid Haitians stay in U.S.: Read the Seattle Times article here.