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.
