January 31, 2017
Pacifica Attorneys Work With NWIRP and ACLU of Washington to Block Immigrant Deportation
Last Saturday, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) and the ACLU of Washington were able to obtain a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to prevent two immigrants who had arrived at Sea-Tac Airport with valid tourist visas from being deported. Pacifica Law Group was part of the attorney team that worked to file a habeas petition and obtain an emergency stay of removal from the U.S. federal court along with attorneys for NWIRP, the ACLU, and MacDonald Hoague & Bayless.
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Related Media Articles
“Frantic effort at Sea-Tac to stop flight, allow 2 men to enter U.S.” Seattle Times, 1/31/17: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/frantic-effort-at-sea-tac-to-stop-flight-allow-2-men-to-enter-us/
“Stop that plane: The frantic race to halt a deportation” Crosscut.com, 1/30/17: http://crosscut.com/2017/01/immigration-ban-washington-state-trump-behind-the-scenes-deportation/
“Travelers detained at Seattle airport released from custody” KIRO 7 News, 1/29/17: http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/growing-fallout-from-president-donald-trumps-new-immigration-crackdown/488766023
“Judge suspends Trump order; bars deportation of refugees” Seattle Times, 1/28/17: http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/judge-suspends-trump-order-bars-deportation-of-refugees/
“Judge blocks part of Trump’s immigration order” Seattle Times, 1/28/17: http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/panic-at-airports-as-trumps-order-blocks-immigrants/
