Taking Action for International & Undocumented Students

UAW Local 4121 Members Rally at Westlake on Jan 29th, 2017Thousands Occupy SeaTac Airport on January 28thTens of thousands flood Westlake Park in Seattle to protest Trump #nobannowall

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!

Local 4121 members let Dean Eaton know that we will be monitoring UW's progress as they reach out to international students and hold them accountable!

Local 4121 members let Dean Eaton know that we will be monitoring UW’s progress as they reach out to international students and hold them 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 

Local 4121 Bargaining Committee Member Arash Tarkhan tells his story of returning from Iran to UAW stewards

Local 4121 Bargaining Committee Member Arash Tarkhan tells his story of returning from Iran to UAW stewards

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 

Local 4121 Executive Board Member Viral Shah participates in a Immigration Roundtable with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

Local 4121 Executive Board Member Viral Shah participates in a Immigration Roundtable with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

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

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)