Remitly has something to say about the current immigration climate in the United States. The Seattle startup, which makes it easy for immigrants to send money to their families back… Read More
Xiao Wang is an immigrant success story. He came to the U.S. from Nanjing at three and went on to earn advanced degrees from Stanford and Harvard Business School before… Read More
Bob Ferguson is declaring victory. Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson says President Trump is effectively conceding defeat in a lawsuit brought by Ferguson’s office, with the announcement today that… Read More
It looks like President Donald Trump’s promise to “SEE YOU IN COURT” might have been an empty threat. A day after the Ninth Circuit Court ruled to maintain Washington state’s… Read More
President Donald Trump wasn’t the only one hitting the all-caps key after word got out that a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his executive order on an immigration crackdown.… Read More
President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily restricting immigration to the U.S. will not be reinstated at this time, thanks to a decision by a panel of three judges from the… Read More
Tech giants, like Amazon, Expedia, Google, and Microsoft, have thrown their considerable weight behind Washington state and Minnesota in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive immigration order. But smaller players… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ Today, attorneys representing Washington state and the U.S. Department of Justice are presenting oral arguments to try to sway a panel of three federal judges deciding the fate of… Read More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ This is escalating quickly. Today, three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments to determine whether or not President Trump’s immigration ban will be… Read More
If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal fight against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, even though the… Read More
It started with a pizza. In the days following President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration, Seattle freelance writer Kelly Clay felt called to action. She wanted to do something to… Read More
This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. with details on Hawaii’s involvement in the case. Seventeen states — in addition to Washington and Minnesota — are asking the U.S. Court… Read More
Nearly 100 companies — including Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Uber and other big technology brands — filed a brief overnight with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, supporting… Read More
Tech wizard Elon Musk’s fans hang on his every word when he tweets about the next SpaceX launch, or about the next Tesla electric car – or, it turns out, about… Read More
A federal judge’s ruling on Friday, temporarily suspending President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, is having an impact across the nation this weekend as some people who were blocked… Read More
Billionaire techie Elon Musk today explained why he’s staying on President Donald Trump’s business advisory council, even after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down due to widespread criticism of the president’s… Read More
Critics of President Trump’s immigration policy celebrated Washington state’s victory Friday, after a federal judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), immediately halting implementation of key elements of the executive order’s travel ban. It’s a… Read More
Updated below with President Trump’s response and statement from Department of Homeland Security. After losing the first round in a court battle with Washington state’s attorney general, the White House tonight… Read More
Washington state secured a temporary restraining order on Friday that immediately halted implementation of President Trump’s executive immigration order nationwide — and Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft “certainly helped the case,” according to… Read More
A federal judge in Seattle granted Washington state’s request for a temporary restraining order to immediately halt implementation and enforcement of President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban — a move with… Read More
Patrick Wicklund doesn’t mind the rain. The former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee stood outside the U.S. Courthouse in Seattle on Friday holding a sign that read “I’m with Bob… Read More
Expedia will offer a 2-to-1 match for employee donations to the American Civil Liberties Union in response to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. In an email sent to staff Friday,… Read More
While the tech industry had never been particularly warm to candidate or President Trump, industry leaders made it clear after his election that they were open to, and in some… Read More
More than a thousand Comcast employees have walked off their job in several major U.S. cities to protest Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Outside… Read More
Minnesota is joining Washington state as a plaintiff in a lawsuit, filed Monday, that claims Trump’s immigration travel ban is illegal. In a hearing Friday, the two states will ask… Read More
Prior to President Trump’s controversial immigration orders, Amazon offered positions in the U.S. to seven Iranian-born candidates. Now, the company is considering placing them in offices in other countries, in… Read More
Tens of thousands of tech workers could be affected by Donald Trump’s next executive order. Under the order, Trump will reportedly target work-visa programs that tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft… Read More
Well, that was fast. The Trump administration has reportedly set the wheels in motion to undo former President Obama’s plan to help immigrant entrepreneurs build startups in the U.S., just three weeks… Read More
Amazon and Expedia filed declarations supporting Washington state’s lawsuit over President Trump’s controversial immigration ban Monday evening. The statements outline how each Seattle-area technology company is adversely affected by Trump’s… Read More
Tension is mounting between the two Washingtons. Today, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump, officials in his administration and the Department of… Read More