Johanna Bejarano

1 month ago | nwpb.org | Johanna Bejarano

Two lawsuits filed against the Adams County Sheriff’s Office have drawn attention to the role of state and local authorities in enforcing federal immigration laws. The Washington state Attorney General sued the Adams County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month. The complaint said their deputies have detained people solely because of immigration status. It also said the agency allowed federal immigration agents to interrogate those detained while in local custody.

2 months ago | nwpb.org | Johanna Bejarano

People in Mount Vernon, Wash. are asking the city council to pass a resolution committing to the Keep Washington Working Act. The request comes after community members expressed concerns about discriminatory comments made by a council member in January. During a council meeting when discussing feral cat problems, council member Navor Tercero alluded to false claims about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, OH.

2 months ago | nwpb.org | Johanna Bejarano

Eleven farmworkers from Washington state and Mexico were honored recently for their ideas to improve the apple industry. They responded to the challenge “Our Ideas Matter: Manzana 2024,” organized by Semillero de Ideas, a nonprofit that empowers farmworkers to drive agricultural innovation. Workers showcased innovations in organic pesticides, safer ladders and harvesting equipment during simultaneous events in Pasco, Wash., and Jocotepec, Mexico.

2 months ago | nwpb.org | Johanna Bejarano

Immigration policies and measures are causing concern among farmers and farmworkers in Washington. Leonardo Flores, a farmworker in Central Washington, has been working in the fields for about 25 years. He said comments about immigration enforcement’s presence are very loud throughout the region. “All the workers are afraid, mainly the local ones,” Flores said in Spanish. He said he has heard from co-workers who have seen immigration enforcement organizations near their homes.

2 months ago | nwpb.org | Johanna Bejarano

Chris Aquino, un joven futbolista de Tri-Cities, está jugando en México. El ex centrocampista del Tacoma Defiance forma ahora parte del FC Juárez Sub-23, que juega en la Liga MX, la liga mexicana de fútbol. Salvador Valero es el nuevo entrenador de Aquino. Valero dijo que el FC Juárez se considera un equipo binacional, porque incluye jugadores mexicano-estadounidenses. Algunos jugadores viven en El Paso, Texas, y otros en Ciudad Juárez, México.