Category: News and Current Events

Last Thursday, 64 members of KIAC’s community gathered in Olympia to advocate for two pieces of legislation that would positively impact the lives of immigrants – HB1095/SB5109 and a health equity budget proviso. As you may recall, HB1095/SB5109 would create an unemployment system for undocumented workers who currently pay into [...]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently rolled out a new app for asylum seekers to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexican border. This app presents several barriers for asylum seekers, including that many have outdated phones that are not compatible with the app, or do not have internet access [...]

Our hearts are broken for the communities in Syria and Turkey who have been impacted by the devestating earthquakes today, Monday February 6, 2023. Not only has this natural disaster destroyed homes and buildings throughout the area, causing significant loss of life, but the harsh winter weather conditions put displaced [...]