farah eltohamy فرح التهامي
@farahe.bsky.social
journalist in WA state. frmr: investigative reporter @ cascade pbs. writing about housing, workers’ rights + immigration. she/her 🌱
📧: farahelto@gmail.com + signal: farah.02
📧: farahelto@gmail.com + signal: farah.02
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From youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of Washington. Our final Impact Report and a thread of some of the team's best work: www.cascadepbs.org/impact-repor...
Investigations team caps four years with state law, policy reforms
From youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of WA in 2025.
www.cascadepbs.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
From youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of Washington. Our final Impact Report and a thread of some of the team's best work: www.cascadepbs.org/impact-repor...
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The move, attributed to the loss of federal funding for public media, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions.
Seattle's Cascade PBS announces layoffs, end of online long-form journalism
The move, attributed to the loss of federal funding for public media, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions, station President and CEO Rob Dunlop told KUOW.
www.kuow.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The move, attributed to the loss of federal funding for public media, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions.
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Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
An H-2A Visa Promised Her a Better Life. She Ended Up in a Nightmare.
Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it…
projects.propublica.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
hello!
we’re hosting a screening of our documentary “priced out” this coming tuesday at the university place library! followed by a Q+A session with me and documentary host jaelynn grisso.
use the link below to rsvp. admission is free!
www.cascadepbs.org/news/briefs/...
we’re hosting a screening of our documentary “priced out” this coming tuesday at the university place library! followed by a Q+A session with me and documentary host jaelynn grisso.
use the link below to rsvp. admission is free!
www.cascadepbs.org/news/briefs/...
Cascade PBS, Pierce Co. Library to host free documentary screening
Cascade PBS and the Pierce County Library District are hosting a free screening of Priced Out: Fear and resistance in WA mobile home parks. In the short documentary, the Cascade PBS investigative team...
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September 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
hello!
we’re hosting a screening of our documentary “priced out” this coming tuesday at the university place library! followed by a Q+A session with me and documentary host jaelynn grisso.
use the link below to rsvp. admission is free!
www.cascadepbs.org/news/briefs/...
we’re hosting a screening of our documentary “priced out” this coming tuesday at the university place library! followed by a Q+A session with me and documentary host jaelynn grisso.
use the link below to rsvp. admission is free!
www.cascadepbs.org/news/briefs/...
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Leer en español:
Una guía de los tribunales de inmigración en el estado de Washington
¿Cómo se puede encontrar a alguien que está detenido por ICE? ¿Quién tiene derecho a una audiencia de inmigración? Abogados y defensores de los migrantes contestan preguntas frecuentes.
www.cascadepbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Leer en español:
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Immigration court is and can be complex.
To help you make sense of the system, Cascade PBS spoke with immigration attorneys and advocates in Washington to answer questions regarding recent federal changes and our region’s unique challenges.
To help you make sense of the system, Cascade PBS spoke with immigration attorneys and advocates in Washington to answer questions regarding recent federal changes and our region’s unique challenges.
A guide to navigating the immigration court system in WA state
How do you locate someone in ICE custody? Who has the right to an immigration hearing? Attorneys and advocates answer common questions.
www.cascadepbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Immigration court is and can be complex.
To help you make sense of the system, Cascade PBS spoke with immigration attorneys and advocates in Washington to answer questions regarding recent federal changes and our region’s unique challenges.
To help you make sense of the system, Cascade PBS spoke with immigration attorneys and advocates in Washington to answer questions regarding recent federal changes and our region’s unique challenges.
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WA looks to resume ICE center inspections after federal ruling. The private company that runs the detention center also dropped its lawsuit involving Cascade PBS after the state provided redacted inspection photos. By @farahe.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
WA looks to resume ICE center inspections after federal ruling
The private company that runs the Northwest ICE Processing Center also dropped its lawsuit against Cascade PBS after the state provided redacted photos.
www.cascadepbs.org
September 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
WA looks to resume ICE center inspections after federal ruling. The private company that runs the detention center also dropped its lawsuit involving Cascade PBS after the state provided redacted inspection photos. By @farahe.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
come catch me at @aajaofficial.bsky.social this thursday! i’ll be speaking at the “immigration in the second trump term” panel alongside emily kwong from npr, april xu from documented and arelis hernández from the washington post!
July 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
come catch me at @aajaofficial.bsky.social this thursday! i’ll be speaking at the “immigration in the second trump term” panel alongside emily kwong from npr, april xu from documented and arelis hernández from the washington post!
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NOW: DHS police are at the Seattle Federal Building, warning dozens of protesters who are trying to disrupt ICE from detaining immigrants after their court hearings to disperse.
June 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
NOW: DHS police are at the Seattle Federal Building, warning dozens of protesters who are trying to disrupt ICE from detaining immigrants after their court hearings to disperse.
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"You just never have a chance to breathe. And now we do.” A new cap on rent increases marks a victory for mobile homeowners — and some landlords have already steeply hiked rates in anticipation. By @farahe.bsky.social:
www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
WA mobile homeowners, advocates react to new rent stabilization law
The state’s new cap on rent increases is one of the country’s most progressive — and some landlords have already steeply hiked rates in anticipation.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"You just never have a chance to breathe. And now we do.” A new cap on rent increases marks a victory for mobile homeowners — and some landlords have already steeply hiked rates in anticipation. By @farahe.bsky.social:
www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
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A new law signed by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson today aims to conduct state inspections of private detention facilities, including the ICE detention center in Tacoma. www.axios.com/local/seattl... #waleg
New law aims to boost oversight of Tacoma ICE facility
State officials say they've received more than 1,500 complaints about the Tacoma detention center.
www.axios.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A new law signed by Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson today aims to conduct state inspections of private detention facilities, including the ICE detention center in Tacoma. www.axios.com/local/seattl... #waleg
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NEW: Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, a farmworker and union organizer whose March arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement drew national outcry, will remain in detention after a judge announced Friday that she lacked jurisdiction to release him on bond.
Detained WA farmworker denied release over jurisdiction dispute
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May 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
NEW: Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, a farmworker and union organizer whose March arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement drew national outcry, will remain in detention after a judge announced Friday that she lacked jurisdiction to release him on bond.
longtime farmworker and labor activist, Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, has been denied release from ICE detention on bond.
more here, for @cascadepbs.bsky.social:
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
more here, for @cascadepbs.bsky.social:
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
Detained WA farmworker denied release over jurisdiction dispute
www.cascadepbs.org
May 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
longtime farmworker and labor activist, Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, has been denied release from ICE detention on bond.
more here, for @cascadepbs.bsky.social:
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
more here, for @cascadepbs.bsky.social:
www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...
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INBOX: The bond hearing for Lelo Juarez, the farmworker organizer who was arrested by ICE on March 25, will be held tomorrow at 8:30 am. Supporters plan to hold a rally outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, where he is being incarcerated, according to @foodjusticec2c.bsky.social.
May 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
INBOX: The bond hearing for Lelo Juarez, the farmworker organizer who was arrested by ICE on March 25, will be held tomorrow at 8:30 am. Supporters plan to hold a rally outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, where he is being incarcerated, according to @foodjusticec2c.bsky.social.
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Aidan Perkinson finally got the call. He was inside an RV parked outside Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, waiting alongside local volunteers. The group, Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest (AIDNW), provides reentry assistance to those released.
“Three releases today,” he said.
“Three releases today,” he said.
Washington’s immigrant rights orgs mobilize amid deportation push
Organizers from Tacoma to Spokane have worked to backfill support gaps and monitor detainee treatment in response to increased immigration enforcement.
www.cascadepbs.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Aidan Perkinson finally got the call. He was inside an RV parked outside Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, waiting alongside local volunteers. The group, Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest (AIDNW), provides reentry assistance to those released.
“Three releases today,” he said.
“Three releases today,” he said.
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Community organizers from Tacoma to Spokane have worked to backfill service gaps and monitor detainee treatment in response to increased immigration enforcement. By @farahe.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
Washington’s immigrant rights orgs mobilize amid deportation push
Organizers from Tacoma to Spokane have worked to backfill support gaps and monitor detainee treatment in response to increased immigration enforcement.
www.cascadepbs.org
May 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Community organizers from Tacoma to Spokane have worked to backfill service gaps and monitor detainee treatment in response to increased immigration enforcement. By @farahe.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
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“They weren’t targeted”
April 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“They weren’t targeted”
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This ULP brings us one step closer to striking. Time is running out for a #FairContractNow, @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social.
You can join our fight by signing our petition today. actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
You can join our fight by signing our petition today. actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
Support local journalists and media workers
Why this matters: The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild, which represents Cascade PBS journalists, is currently in negotiations with Cascade PBS to renew our union contract. We are a group of dedicat...
actionnetwork.org
April 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This ULP brings us one step closer to striking. Time is running out for a #FairContractNow, @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social.
You can join our fight by signing our petition today. actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
You can join our fight by signing our petition today. actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
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🚨Unfair labor practice alert🚨 Over the weekend the union filed a ULP complaint against @cascadepbs.bsky.social for preventing us from passing out union literature in non-work spaces, which is a protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act. (1/4)
April 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🚨Unfair labor practice alert🚨 Over the weekend the union filed a ULP complaint against @cascadepbs.bsky.social for preventing us from passing out union literature in non-work spaces, which is a protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act. (1/4)
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Update: Hamdan Ballal has been released from IDF custody
March 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Update: Hamdan Ballal has been released from IDF custody
GEO Group, the private company that runs the ICE detention center in Tacoma, tried taking Cascade PBS to court to block our access to photos from a records request we filed, only to accidentally disclose them in a court doc
from me + @lizzgiordano.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
from me + @lizzgiordano.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
Tacoma ICE center company sues to block inspection records release
The GEO Group alleges the state inspected the detention facility improperly and that related photos requested by Cascade PBS could pose security risks.
www.cascadepbs.org
February 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
GEO Group, the private company that runs the ICE detention center in Tacoma, tried taking Cascade PBS to court to block our access to photos from a records request we filed, only to accidentally disclose them in a court doc
from me + @lizzgiordano.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
from me + @lizzgiordano.bsky.social: www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
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Tacoma ICE detention co. sues to block inspection records release. They allege WA state inspected the facility improperly and photos requested by media could pose security risks. (By @farahe.bsky.social & @lizzgiordano.bsky.social @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social) www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
Tacoma ICE center company sues to block inspection records release
The GEO Group alleges the state inspected the detention facility improperly and that related photos requested by Cascade PBS could pose security risks.
www.cascadepbs.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tacoma ICE detention co. sues to block inspection records release. They allege WA state inspected the facility improperly and photos requested by media could pose security risks. (By @farahe.bsky.social & @lizzgiordano.bsky.social @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social) www.cascadepbs.org/investigatio...
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Always, Always....Always click the link. In an effort to keep records secret the company running the Northwest ICE Processing Center in WA accidentally makes the records publicly accessible #ICE t.co/3w2QhbvnXl
https://bit.ly/3EmySYW
t.co
February 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Always, Always....Always click the link. In an effort to keep records secret the company running the Northwest ICE Processing Center in WA accidentally makes the records publicly accessible #ICE t.co/3w2QhbvnXl
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Durante los últimos dos años, organizaciones religiosas y humanitarias han proporcionado alimento y ayuda a los migrantes en un campamento cerca de Sasabe. Justo antes de que Donald Trump asumiera el cargo, los voluntarios fueron instruidos a desalojar tierras federales.
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Con @propublica.org
"Lucharemos": Trabajadores humanitarios temen que el cierre de un campamento en la frontera de Arizona ponga en peligro a los migrantes - AZ Luminaria
BOSQUE NACIONAL CORONADO — El pastor Randy Mayer maniobra hábilmente su camioneta SUV por caminos de terracería accidentados, esquivando enormes baches y subiendo por empinadas pendientes en la oscuri...
azluminaria.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Durante los últimos dos años, organizaciones religiosas y humanitarias han proporcionado alimento y ayuda a los migrantes en un campamento cerca de Sasabe. Justo antes de que Donald Trump asumiera el cargo, los voluntarios fueron instruidos a desalojar tierras federales.
Con @propublica.org
Con @propublica.org