Sharon Yoo

Seattle

Reporter at KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)

Facing Race Reporter at ATVN-Annenberg TV News

Articles

Lawmakers make unannounced visit to Tacoma immigration detention center

4 days ago | kgw.com | Sharon Yoo

TACOMA, Wash. — Three members of Congress conducted an unannounced oversight visit Friday at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, citing concerns over labor retaliation, health conditions and transparency. U.S. Reps.
Lawmakers make unannounced visit to Tacoma immigration detention center

1 week ago | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

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ICE detains immigrants outside Seattle court amid case dismissals

1 week ago | krem.com | Sharon Yoo

SEATTLE — An attorney with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, a legal defense nonprofit for immigrants, noticed something unusual last week at the Seattle Immigration Court. After finishing a client’s hearing, she saw individuals outside who appeared to be law enforcement officers.
ICE detains immigrants outside Seattle court amid case dismissals

1 week ago | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

SEATTLE — An attorney with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, a legal defense nonprofit for immigrants, noticed something unusual last week at the Seattle Immigration Court. After finishing a client’s hearing, she saw individuals outside who appeared to be law enforcement officers.
Farm worker activist Lelo Juarez Zeferino remains in ICE custody

3 weeks ago | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

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Report: Tacoma police's response lacking to ICE detention center

1 month ago | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

TACOMA, Wash. — ICE's own rules state that local law enforcement is supposed to respond to 911 calls originating from inside its detention centers, but a new report out from the University of Washington shows that is not happening at the center in Tacoma. Advocates say that needs to change.
What to know about immigration statuses under Trump's second round in office

Jan 13, 2025 | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

WASHINGTON, USA — President Donald Trump has reiterated his plans for "mass deportations" of undocumented immigrants, set to begin immediately after he takes office on Jan. 20, 2025.
Department of Corrections to shutter its execution chamber in Walla Walla

Sep 17, 2024 | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) officials are planning to take its last 'death chamber' offline Wednesday morning. The small room, located inside the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla is where inmates sentenced to death had a choice: die by hanging or by lethal injection. Seventy-eight inmates have been executed there since 1904, the last person being Cal Coborn Brown in 2010. In 2014, Governor Jay Inslee instituted a moratorium on the death penalty.
Indigenous student had to remove tribal regalia before graduation

Jul 19, 2024 | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma Public Schools has launched an investigation into why an Indigenous high school senior was barred from wearing her Native regalia at her graduation. This happened in June, even though it's state law that schools must allow tribal members to wear culturally significant items at graduation ceremonies. In an exclusive interview with KING 5 News, Gracie Ray and her family spoke out about what happened at the Tacoma Dome on June 13, 2024.
400 new Americans naturalized in Seattle on Fourth of July

Jul 4, 2024 | king5.com | Sharon Yoo

SEATTLE — For Collins and Pamela Ndukwe, the Fourth of July took on another layer of special meaning. For the past seven years, they have worked towards earning their United States citizenship. "We're becoming U.S. citizens via naturalization it's a journey that started seven years ago," Collins Ndukwe said. "We're originally from Nigeria, and we moved here for work and we're really excited." Four hundred people from 78 countries were naturalized at the Seattle Center Thursday.