Taking Action for International & Undocumented Students

Left: UAW Local 4121 Members at the Emergency Westlake Rally on January 29th, 2017; Center: Thousands Occupy SeaTac Airport on January 28th; Right: Tens of thousands flood Westlake Park in Seattle to protest Trump

Taking Action for Immigrant, Undocumented, & International Student/Scholar Rights

UAW Local 4121 has long been at the forefront of defending and expanding the rights of international students/scholars, and  all immigrants and undocumented folks.  Following the November 2016 national elections we launched a long-term coalition strategy in recognition of the need to resist the Trump administration’s agenda.  This page chronicles actions and events organized by UAW Local 4121 members since 11/2016.

If you have any questions or concerns about your situation, please check the Resources section of this page below, or contact the union’s International Solidarity Work Group at intl-solidarity@uaw4121.org.  

News and Updates

10/4: Judge blocks Trump’s efforts to end TPS for 300,000 immigrants

8/3: Judge Orders Trump Admin to Fully Restore DACA

7/12: DACA Advisory, Spanish / English

6/30 – 7/7: Families Belong Together Week of Action

6/30: Muslim Ban – Know Your Rights Workshop

6/26: Trump’s Travel Ban Upheld by Supreme Court

6/25: Asylum seekers file class-action suit demanding to be reunited with their children (NWIRP)

6/17: Families Belong Together rally

4/25: DACA Advisory, Spanish / English

1/9: Judge blocks Trump move to end DACA

1/8/18: Trump Administration ends TPS for El Salvadorans

11/27: How UW students, teachers stepped in to halt a deportation (for now)

11/21: Trump Administration ends TPS for Haitians

DACA Health Care Information NoHLA Oct2017

11/21: Federal courts rules that Trump’s executive order targeting sanctuary cities is unconstitutional

10/17: Federal judge in Hawai’i blocks Trump’s third attempt at a travel ban

10/16: Representatives Jayapal and Smith introduce Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, legislation to reform systemic problems in our immigration detention system

10/15: Emergency Rally: No Ban, No Wall, Justice for All! at Westlake Park

9/26: Governor Inslee announced the availability of new funds to help DACA recipients in WA state who are eligible to renew before the October 5 deadline pay for the renewal fee.

9/24: New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries

September: UAW 4121, along with other unions, file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court against the Muslim travel ban

9/15: Road to SCOTUS: We still declare #NoMuslimBanEver field toolkit (from national coalition against the Muslim travel ban)

9/9: DACA Resources and Assistance

9/7: Appeals court: Grandparents not part of Trump’s travel ban

9/6: WA among 15 states suing Trump to protect DACA recipients

9/5: Community rally and press conference in solidarity with DACA recipients 

9/5: Community advisory regarding Trump’s decision to end the DACA program from Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

9/5: Trump’s decision to end the DACA program

7/19: Supreme Court Allows ‘Grandparent’ Exemption to Trump Travel Ban

6/26: Updated Fact Sheet: Muslim Ban Cases at the Supreme Court from Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic & Muslim Advocates 

6/26: Supreme Court partially reinstates travel ban

6/16: Advisory regarding DACA program under the Trump administration from Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

6/12: 9th Circuit Court refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban

5/25: 4th Circuit Court ruling keeps Trump’s travel ban on hold

5/25: Action at the Graduate School – we are monitoring progress and will hold the UW accountable!

5/24: UW responses to summer funding demand – they are reaching out to all international students

5/19: Action: members march to the Graduate School and demand to speak with Dean Eaton

5/19: UAW 4121’s second round of travel ban bargaining with UW; demand summer funding now for impacted students and give a a deadline to the UW of 5/24.

5/1: Action: UAW 4121 members confront administration demanding summer funding for students impacted by the travel ban

Mid-April: UW meets one of our demands and eliminates the International Student Fee – a victory we have been working towards for 4 years!

4/6: UAW 4121’s first round of travel ban bargaining with UW – presented demands

3/16: Trump’s second travel ban halted by Federal Judge in Hawaii

3/11: Declaration of UAW Local 4121, filed as part of the Washington State Attorney General’s new lawsuit to block Trump’s Executive Order

3/8: Video of Council Member Kshama Sawant telling the story of UAW 4121 VP Arshiya Chime

2/27: Petition in Support of International Students/Scholars 

2/18 Photo: Arash Tarkhan reports at UAW Local 4121 stewards training about his experience returning from Iran

2/11: Video of Gov. Inslee commenting on international students detained per the travel ban, including UAW member Arash Tarkhan 

2/9: Vancouver Daily Hive article about UAW Board member Arash Tarkhan’s Journey Home with Help from UAW and its legal team Kristen Kussmann and Paul Drachler 

2/8: UW event in support of international students, as part of National Day of Action

2/3: Radio interview featuring UAW Local 4121 Vice President Arshiya Chime, discussing Trump Executive Order

2/1: Workshop by International Solidarity Work Group to begin preparing bargaining agenda

2/1: Declaration of UAW Local 4121, submitted as part of Attorney General Lawsuit Challenging Travel Ban

2/1: When we fight, we win!  Judge Blocks Travel Ban 

1/31: UAW 4121 Planning Meeting about travel ban 

1/30: UAW 4121 Actions and Updates 

1/28: Airport Actions and Lawsuits lead to stay against travel ban! 

1/28: Action Alert: Protests at SeaTac Happening Now! 

1/27: UAW Local 4121 VP Arshiya Chime Speaks at Press Conference in anticipation of Travel Ban Executive Order 

1/20: UAW 4121 Board Member Viral Shah participates in Immigration Roundtable with Congresswoman Jayapal 

12/15: Letter from Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant in support of Sanctuary Campus Demand

12/15: Coverage by The Stranger of Sanctuary Campus Demand

12/15: Coverage by Seattle Times of Sanctuary Campus Demand 

12/15: Coverage by University Herald of Sanctuary Campus Demand 

12/15: Coverage by KUOW of Sanctuary Campus Demand

12/15: Press Release: Sanctuary Campus Demand

12/14: Immigration Forum, Hosted by UAW Local 4121

12/12: UW Union Coalition Letter, signed by 8 unions, demanding UW become a “Sanctuary” Campus

2/15/15: UW International Student Fee – Discrimination for funding? (International Examiner)

Resources

Know Your Rights

• United We Dream 
• DACA Guidelines – Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, 11/22/16
• National Immigration Law Center, 11/10/16 

Support Organizations 

UAW 4121
Phone: (206) 633-6080
Email: uaw4121@uaw4121.org
Website: www.uaw4121.org

Cowan Miller & Lederman (Immigration Attorneys)
Phone: (206) 340-1033
Fax: (206)-624-0394
Email: info@cmlseattle.com
Website: http://www.cmlseattle.com/

UW International Student Services (ISS)
Phone: (206)-221-7857
Email: uwiss@uw.edu
Website: https://iss.washington.edu/

International Scholars Operations (ISO)
Phone: (206) 685-8847
Email: acadvisa@uw.edu
Website: https://iss.washington.edu/

OneAmerica
Phone: (206)-723-2203
Fax: 206-826-0423
Email: info@weareoneamerica.org
Website: http://weareoneamerica.org/

Leadership Without Borders
Phone:(206)-685-6301
Fax: (206)-616-1041
E-mail: undocu@uw.edu
Website: http://depts.washington.edu/ecc/lwb/

UW Immigration Law Clinic
Phone: (206) 543-3434
Email: clinics@uw.edu
Website: https://www.law.washington.edu/Clinics/Clients.aspx

Northwest Immigration Rights Project
Phone: (206) 957-8600
Website: https://www.nwirp.org/

Additional Resource
Post-Election Impacts on Immigration: Powerpoint Presentation by Attorney Elizabeth Poh (12/14/16)