Alex Yoon-Hendricks

Charts showing sharp increases in ICE arrests in multiple Pacific Northwest counties in 2025 following the start of President Trump's second term.

Map showing that among Washington and Oregon counties, Yakima County in 2025 saw the highest number of ICE arrests relative to its population.

ICE arrests spiked in PNW in late 2025, per new data from @uwchr.bsky.social. Yakima County had most arrests per capita: 185 arrests per 100,000 people. Local advocate says surge there has been overlooked. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... (w/ @vizscience.bsky.social @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social)

Katie Wilson sworn in as Seattle mayor: ‘This is your city’

Katie Wilson was sworn in as Seattle mayor Friday, becoming the youngest mayor in a generation.

SNAP benefits cutoff 'a tragedy' for low-income WA families Nearly 930,000 low-income Washington residents will not see any SNAP benefits in November amid the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.

Loma Lopez, 81, doesn’t receive much in SNAP benefits. But to keep her 6-year-old great grandson fed, every dollar counts.

The halt of SNAP will force her and nearly 930,000 Washington residents to make gut-wrenching choices.

“I have no idea how we’re going to go through this,” she said.

An Afghan woman escaped to WA years ago. Her family remains stranded abroad The Trump administration's refugee ban, as well as his sweeping travel ban, has left an Afghan woman in Tacoma waiting in horror over the fate of her family.

An Afghan refugee family was scheduled to fly to the U.S. on January 22 but is now stranded in Qatar.

“The impact of this on real human lives can’t be understated." - IRAP

Must-read story from @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social @seattletimes.com about our legal battle to restore the refugee program.

Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Men Warning: This story contains descriptions of violence. “Go to Pony, go to Pony, go to Pony—there’s more people there,” said a frantic woman as she approached Madison Carstens and her friends next to t...

Horrifying, insane scoop from @vivmccall.bsky.social .
Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random men—strangers—have joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...

For the first time, WA to study reparations for descendants of slavery The study will investigate the history of slavery in Washington and identify potential remedies to address its enduring impact.

For the first time in history, Washington state will conduct a study and develop proposals for reparations to descendants of chattel slavery.

‘Another layer of cruelty’: WA immigrant communities shaken by Trump travel ban The Seattle region has large numbers of people from several of the countries named in the ban, including Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea and Iran.

Trump’s travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Big Seattle brands take cue from Trump, zap mentions of DEI Amid President Trump's anti-DEI orders, prominent Seattle firms including Amazon, Starbucks and K&L Gates have deleted diversity pledges on their websites.

Great reporting on the local DEI retreat from @jimbrunner.bsky.social and @alexhalverson.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...

Fearing 'repetition' of history, Japanese Americans protest Trump immigration policy in Seattle In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.

In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.

""An event commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and calling attention to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies was canceled by Pike Place Market less than two weeks before the scheduled event."

WA resettlement agency sues Trump over refugee admissions halt Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.

Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.

Former Seattle Children’s doctor wins $21M in discrimination lawsuit A jury found Seattle Children’s hospital likely created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic.

"A jury on Monday found Seattle Children’s hospital created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic."

'Horror and heartbreak': WA trans community braces for Trump's return Washington offers several protections for trans people, but advocates say state rights could prove vulnerable against an empowered second Trump administration.

"In Washington state and across the United States, transgender and gender-diverse people are wrestling with the reality that millions of Americans voted for a presidential candidate who has vowed to strip them of their rights."