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WA Immigrant Solidarity Network – May 23, 2025

Posted on May 23, 2025

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Over the past few months, the WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline has continued receiving reports of immigration enforcement and detention activities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) across Washington. Immigrant communities are often being targeted in plain sight — in public places like neighborhood streets and outside local businesses — often without warning or transparency. 


As this pattern of activity continues, it’s clear our communities need timely, accurate updates. That’s why we’re restarting our updates on immigration enforcement activities, which will be shared twice a month on Facebook and Instagram, to help ensure you and your loved ones stay informed, supported, and protected.

We know that hearing about immigration activity in our neighborhoods can feel scary and overwhelming, but these informational posts are one way we can bring some clarity and transparency to what’s happening across the state. We’re strongest when we come together and look out for each other, and being informed is an important step toward protecting one another and building a community rooted in truth and solidarity.

During the months of January to April, WAISN confirmed 103 individual detentions, many during traffic stops or check-ins; and 37 workplace detentions in Washington. Since the start of the year we’ve also documented consistent patterns:

  • ICE vehicles parked near businesses
  • Agents walking through neighborhoods and knocking on doors in order to obtain information about someone 
  • People being stopped in traffic or parking lots

We’ve also seen an escalation in how enforcement is happening. ICE is detaining people during everyday moments – while driving, at immigration check-ins, even at the grocery store. But our communities are also responding to meet this moment: calls to the WAISN Hotline to report activity have increased, and we’ve had 51 WAISN Rapid Response Team activations during this time. Rapid Response volunteers are mobilizing, organizing, and developing strategies to confirm reports of immigration activity in our communities and to support impacted families.


We also want to remind you that you are not alone, and we all have rights regardless of immigration status. If you see immigration enforcement first-hand or a loved one has been detained, please call or text the WAISN Hotline at 1-844-724-3737 from Monday through Friday 6am-6pm. If no operators are available when you call our Hotline, please try to call back.

When reporting immigration enforcement activity, try to provide as many details with documentation as possible, including:

  • Date and time of sighting and activity.
  • Street name and description of the area where it happened.
  • Pictures and videos of the interaction.
  • What were agents doing? What were they wearing? What vehicles were present?

Our community will get through this together by keeping each other informed, making sure our friends and neighbors know their rights, and sharing only confirmed information about immigration activity to avoid unnecessary fear.

Check out our post with updates on immigration enforcement activities here and make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky to stay informed, prepared, and connected.

Please know that WAISN is here to support you. Our Rapid Response teams are ready, and our network remains alert—it was built for this moment, and we will prevail because we have each other’s backs.

In community,

Nedra Rivera
Pronouns: She/her

Deportation Defense Hotline Manager


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En los últimos meses, la Línea de Defensa contra la Deportación de WAISN ha seguido recibiendo informes de las actividades de inmigración y detención por parte del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) y Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) en todo Washington. Las comunidades de inmigrantes a menudo están siendo atacadas a plena vista – en lugares públicos como las calles del vecindario y fuera de los negocios locales – a menudo sin previo aviso ni transparencia por parte de las autoridades. 

A medida que este patrón de actividad continúa, está claro que nuestras comunidades necesitan actualizaciones actualizadas y precisas. Es por eso que estamos reiniciando nuestras actualizaciones sobre las actividades de inmigración, que se compartirán dos veces al mes en Facebook e Instagram, para ayudar a asegurar que usted y sus seres queridos se mantengan informados, apoyados y protegidos.

Sabemos que enterarse de la actividad de inmigración en nuestros vecindarios puede dar miedo y resultar abrumador, pero estas publicaciones informativas son una forma de aportar claridad y transparencia a lo que está ocurriendo en todo el estado. Somos más fuertes cuando nos unimos y nos cuidamos mutuamente, y estar informados es un paso importante para protegernos unos a otros y construir una comunidad basada en la verdad y la solidaridad.

Durante los meses de enero a abril, WAISN confirmó 103 detenciones individuales, muchas de ellas durante registros o paradas de tráfico, y 37 detenciones en los lugares de trabajo en Washington. Desde principios de año también hemos documentado patrones consistentes:

  • Vehículos de inmigración estacionados cerca de negocios
  • Agentes caminando por los vecindarios y tocando puertas para obtener información sobre alguien 
  • Personas detenidas en el tráfico o en estacionamientos

También hemos observado un aumento en la forma de aplicar la ley. Los agentes de inmigración detienen a personas en momentos cotidianos: mientras están conduciendo, en los registros de inmigración o incluso en el supermercado. Pero nuestras comunidades también están respondiendo para enfrentar este momento: han aumentado las llamadas a la Línea de Apoyo WAISN para informar de la actividad, y hemos tenido 51 activaciones de los equipos de Respuesta Rápida de WAISN durante este tiempo.

Los voluntarios de Respuesta Rápida se están movilizando, organizando y desarrollando estrategias para confirmar los reportes de actividad de inmigración en nuestras comunidades y para apoyar a las familias impactadas.

Pero queremos recordarle que no está solo y que todos tenemos derechos independientemente de nuestro estatus migratorio. Si ve a un agente de inmigración de primera mano o si un ser querido ha sido detenido, llame o envíe un mensaje de texto a la Línea de Apoyo de WAISN al 1-844-724-3737 de lunes a viernes de 6 am a 6 pm. Si no hay operadores disponibles cuando llame a nuestra Línea de Apoyo, inténtelo de nuevo.

Cuando informe sobre la actividad de inmigración, intente ofrecer todos los detalles posibles, incluyendo:

  • Fecha y hora del avistamiento y la actividad
  • Nombre de la calle o descripción del área donde sucedió
  • ¿Qué estaban haciendo? ¿Cómo se vestían? ¿Qué vehículos estaban presentes?
  • Fotos y videos de la interacción.

Nuestra comunidad superará esto manteniéndose informada mutuamente, asegurándose de que nuestros amigos y vecinos conozcan sus derechos y compartiendo información confirmada sobre la actividad de inmigración para evitar miedos innecesarios.

Vea nuestras publicaciones con actualizaciones sobre las actividades de inmigración aquí y asegúrate de seguirnos en Facebook, Instagram y Bluesky para mantenerte informado, preparado y conectado.

Tenga en cuenta que WAISN está aquí para apoyarlo. Nuestros equipos de respuesta rápida están listos y nuestra red permanece alerta: fue construida para este momento y prevaleceremos porque nos tenemos unos a otros.

En comunidad,

Nedra Rivera

Pronombre: Ella

Gerente de la Línea de Defensa contra la Deportación

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