A few weeks ago, the Western Washington Society of Professional Journalists chapter (of which I am a board member) hosted its annual awards gala to honor some of the Northwest's best journalists. This year, the board selected Danny Westneat as Journalist of the Year. In his speech that night, Danny...
Seattle Times Editorial: Benjamin Nuñez-Marquez’ deportation highlights need for immigration reform
http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2023376125_immigrationreformbenjaminnunezmarquezedit15xml.html BENJAMIN Nuñez-Marquez’s deportation, scheduled for April 29, underscores the urgent need for Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration system. An operator at a sawmill on Orcas Island immigrated to the U.S. illegally, but he has proved himself an irreplaceable worker and trusted neighbor. Hundreds of local residents and at...
Orcas Island tries to protect skilled immigrant facing deportation
Robert Gibbs was quoted on the following Seattle Times article. http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023341545_undocumentedorcasxml.html By Lornet Turnbull Seattle Times People on Orcas Island are uniting around the sole operator of a small family-run sawmill there, saying his scheduled deportation to Mexico this month could force that business closed and harm the region’s economy....
Hearing on the Situation of Human Rights in the United States Deportation System
October 7, 2013 In July 2010, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a ground-breaking decision in Smith & Armendariz v. United States, Case No. 12.562 (IACHR 2010), a case brought by Gibbs Houston Pauw and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL). (more…)