Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network
@waisn.bsky.social
Building immigrant & refugee power in WA State. Estamos creando poder en nuestra comunidad inmigrante en el estado de Washington. ✊🏾 Reposts are not endorsements
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WAISN unequivocally rejects any calls to action rooted in violence. Our work is about protecting our communities, not putting them at further risk. Please help us protect our community by sharing accurate information and standing firmly in collective care and justice. #WAISN
1/2 Each year, hundreds of immigrants, refugees, and allies from Vancouver to Spokane travel to Olympia for Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day (IRAD) — meeting with legislators to demand healthcare access, fair benefits, and the right to live with dignity.
#IRAD2026 #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
#IRAD2026 #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
1/2 Each year, hundreds of immigrants, refugees, and allies from Vancouver to Spokane travel to Olympia for Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day (IRAD) — meeting with legislators to demand healthcare access, fair benefits, and the right to live with dignity.
#IRAD2026 #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
#IRAD2026 #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
1/2 How can your giving fuel immigrant-led movements that center care, solidarity, & a just, interconnected future for all? Join WAISN’s Thriving Communities Giving Program Info Sessions on Nov 13 & 18 @ 7 PM (LinkedIn Live).
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
1/2 How can your giving fuel immigrant-led movements that center care, solidarity, & a just, interconnected future for all? Join WAISN’s Thriving Communities Giving Program Info Sessions on Nov 13 & 18 @ 7 PM (LinkedIn Live).
Become an #Accompaniment Volunteer! Stand with immigrants as they navigate court appointments and learn how immigration systems impact our communities.
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Become an #Accompaniment Volunteer! Stand with immigrants as they navigate court appointments and learn how immigration systems impact our communities.
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
Mark your calendar for WAISN’s 9th Annual IRAD on Jan. 22, 2026! Join us in Olympia to advocate for policies that reflect the dignity and needs of immigrant and refugee communities.
🌟 Donate to make this IRAD the most significant and most impactful in WAISN’s history: bit.ly/iradsupport
🌟 Donate to make this IRAD the most significant and most impactful in WAISN’s history: bit.ly/iradsupport
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Mark your calendar for WAISN’s 9th Annual IRAD on Jan. 22, 2026! Join us in Olympia to advocate for policies that reflect the dignity and needs of immigrant and refugee communities.
🌟 Donate to make this IRAD the most significant and most impactful in WAISN’s history: bit.ly/iradsupport
🌟 Donate to make this IRAD the most significant and most impactful in WAISN’s history: bit.ly/iradsupport
Thanks to Charlie's Queer Books and everyone involved in the Pages Without Borders book drive. Storytelling builds care, courage, and collective power—each purchase promotes immigrant justice. Let's continue to create a world where every story thrives and every voice is heard.
#WAISN #BookDrive
#WAISN #BookDrive
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Thanks to Charlie's Queer Books and everyone involved in the Pages Without Borders book drive. Storytelling builds care, courage, and collective power—each purchase promotes immigrant justice. Let's continue to create a world where every story thrives and every voice is heard.
#WAISN #BookDrive
#WAISN #BookDrive
Today is #NationalImmigrantsDay
Immigrants from every continent have carried courage, language, and love across borders—shaping Washington and the world.
To migrate is to believe in life, dignity, and the right to safety.
#NationalImmigrantsDay #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
Immigrants from every continent have carried courage, language, and love across borders—shaping Washington and the world.
To migrate is to believe in life, dignity, and the right to safety.
#NationalImmigrantsDay #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Today is #NationalImmigrantsDay
Immigrants from every continent have carried courage, language, and love across borders—shaping Washington and the world.
To migrate is to believe in life, dignity, and the right to safety.
#NationalImmigrantsDay #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
Immigrants from every continent have carried courage, language, and love across borders—shaping Washington and the world.
To migrate is to believe in life, dignity, and the right to safety.
#NationalImmigrantsDay #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
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WAISN unequivocally rejects any calls to action rooted in violence. Our work is about protecting our communities, not putting them at further risk. Please help us protect our community by sharing accurate information and standing firmly in collective care and justice. #WAISN
October 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
WAISN unequivocally rejects any calls to action rooted in violence. Our work is about protecting our communities, not putting them at further risk. Please help us protect our community by sharing accurate information and standing firmly in collective care and justice. #WAISN
Our WAISN Rapid Response teams have confirmed numerous detainments by immigration enforcement at immigration court appointments in Seattle since 5/20/2025. Remember, we have rights.
For this printable flyer in Eng and Span, and more Know Your Rights Information, visit: waisn.org/public-resou...
For this printable flyer in Eng and Span, and more Know Your Rights Information, visit: waisn.org/public-resou...
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Our WAISN Rapid Response teams have confirmed numerous detainments by immigration enforcement at immigration court appointments in Seattle since 5/20/2025. Remember, we have rights.
For this printable flyer in Eng and Span, and more Know Your Rights Information, visit: waisn.org/public-resou...
For this printable flyer in Eng and Span, and more Know Your Rights Information, visit: waisn.org/public-resou...
1/1 Join WAISN and WA YELL (Washington Young Emerging Labor Leaders) on 10/22 for a film screening and fundraiser that uplifts immigrant justice and worker power.
📅 Wed, Oct 22 | 7 PM
📍 The Beacon Cinema, Seattle
📅 Wed, Oct 22 | 7 PM
📍 The Beacon Cinema, Seattle
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
1/1 Join WAISN and WA YELL (Washington Young Emerging Labor Leaders) on 10/22 for a film screening and fundraiser that uplifts immigrant justice and worker power.
📅 Wed, Oct 22 | 7 PM
📍 The Beacon Cinema, Seattle
📅 Wed, Oct 22 | 7 PM
📍 The Beacon Cinema, Seattle
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1/3 This week’s Pages Without Borders spotlight shines on poets whose words carry migration, identity, and memory into verse.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
1/3 This week’s Pages Without Borders spotlight shines on poets whose words carry migration, identity, and memory into verse.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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1/3 This week’s Pages Without Borders spotlight shines on poets whose words carry migration, identity, and memory into verse.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
1/3 This week’s Pages Without Borders spotlight shines on poets whose words carry migration, identity, and memory into verse.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
1/2 Pause. Breathe. Remember that as immigrants and refugees, we deserve to exist beyond survival. We are here to laugh, cry, and, most importantly, thrive.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
#WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
1/2 Pause. Breathe. Remember that as immigrants and refugees, we deserve to exist beyond survival. We are here to laugh, cry, and, most importantly, thrive.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
#WorldMentalHealthDay
WAISN unequivocally rejects any calls to action rooted in violence. Our work is about protecting our communities, not putting them at further risk. Please help us protect our community by sharing accurate information and standing firmly in collective care and justice. #WAISN
October 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
WAISN unequivocally rejects any calls to action rooted in violence. Our work is about protecting our communities, not putting them at further risk. Please help us protect our community by sharing accurate information and standing firmly in collective care and justice. #WAISN
1/3 This week’s featured genre in our partnered fundraiser with @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social is Speculative Fiction / Fantasy / Sci-Fi—genres that imagine new worlds while centering queer identities and struggles.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
September 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
1/3 This week’s featured genre in our partnered fundraiser with @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social is Speculative Fiction / Fantasy / Sci-Fi—genres that imagine new worlds while centering queer identities and struggles.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
1/3 September is #NationalPreparednessMonth. For many immigrant and mixed-status families, preparedness goes beyond storms and wildfires. It also means confronting barriers like language access gaps, exclusion from aid, deportation, and the threat of family separation.
#WAISN #ResourceFinder
#WAISN #ResourceFinder
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
1/3 September is #NationalPreparednessMonth. For many immigrant and mixed-status families, preparedness goes beyond storms and wildfires. It also means confronting barriers like language access gaps, exclusion from aid, deportation, and the threat of family separation.
#WAISN #ResourceFinder
#WAISN #ResourceFinder
1/3 WAISN is partnering with @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social to uplift queer, immigrant, refugee & asylum-seeking authors.
From now until Oct.15, 10% of sales from our curated booklist go directly to WAISN, fueling immigrant justice across WA.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
From now until Oct.15, 10% of sales from our curated booklist go directly to WAISN, fueling immigrant justice across WA.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
September 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
1/3 WAISN is partnering with @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social to uplift queer, immigrant, refugee & asylum-seeking authors.
From now until Oct.15, 10% of sales from our curated booklist go directly to WAISN, fueling immigrant justice across WA.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
From now until Oct.15, 10% of sales from our curated booklist go directly to WAISN, fueling immigrant justice across WA.
#WAISN #PagesWithoutBorders #BookDrive
1/1🧵 Immigration enforcement report: WA State | July 16-31, 2025
In the last two weeks of July, the WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline received 445 calls from people documenting or verifying immigration activity in their area. Here’s what we’re seeing 👇
In the last two weeks of July, the WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline received 445 calls from people documenting or verifying immigration activity in their area. Here’s what we’re seeing 👇
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
1/1🧵 Immigration enforcement report: WA State | July 16-31, 2025
In the last two weeks of July, the WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline received 445 calls from people documenting or verifying immigration activity in their area. Here’s what we’re seeing 👇
In the last two weeks of July, the WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline received 445 calls from people documenting or verifying immigration activity in their area. Here’s what we’re seeing 👇
1/3 Across the country, immigration enforcement continues to target, criminalize, and dehumanize Latinx communities.
But we will not be silent.
#HispanicHeritageMonth #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
But we will not be silent.
#HispanicHeritageMonth #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
September 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
1/3 Across the country, immigration enforcement continues to target, criminalize, and dehumanize Latinx communities.
But we will not be silent.
#HispanicHeritageMonth #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
But we will not be silent.
#HispanicHeritageMonth #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
1/4 We are deeply disappointed that the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to prioritize surveillance expansion over the safety and trust of our Seattlelites despite three hours of testimony in overwhelming opposition from over 100 community members.
September 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
1/4 We are deeply disappointed that the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to prioritize surveillance expansion over the safety and trust of our Seattlelites despite three hours of testimony in overwhelming opposition from over 100 community members.
Trigger Warning: Suicide
1/2 On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay (9/10), we remember that suicide in immigration detention is not inevitable—it’s preventable. Detention isolates community members and puts their lives at deadly risk—that’s why deportation defense is suicide prevention.
1/2 On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay (9/10), we remember that suicide in immigration detention is not inevitable—it’s preventable. Detention isolates community members and puts their lives at deadly risk—that’s why deportation defense is suicide prevention.
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trigger Warning: Suicide
1/2 On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay (9/10), we remember that suicide in immigration detention is not inevitable—it’s preventable. Detention isolates community members and puts their lives at deadly risk—that’s why deportation defense is suicide prevention.
1/2 On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay (9/10), we remember that suicide in immigration detention is not inevitable—it’s preventable. Detention isolates community members and puts their lives at deadly risk—that’s why deportation defense is suicide prevention.
Seattle wants to expand a massive surveillance network, adding to the increasing use of data sharing at the state level that has targeted immigrants. Join WAISN to give a public comment and speak out Sept 9 at 2 p.m.
🗣️ tinyurl.com/stop-cctv
#WAISN #StopSurveillanceCity
🗣️ tinyurl.com/stop-cctv
#WAISN #StopSurveillanceCity
September 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Seattle wants to expand a massive surveillance network, adding to the increasing use of data sharing at the state level that has targeted immigrants. Join WAISN to give a public comment and speak out Sept 9 at 2 p.m.
🗣️ tinyurl.com/stop-cctv
#WAISN #StopSurveillanceCity
🗣️ tinyurl.com/stop-cctv
#WAISN #StopSurveillanceCity
Join WAISN as a Language Justice Organizer! You’ll help build access for immigrant communities through interpretation, translation, and community trainings. Multilingual skills required.
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
September 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Join WAISN as a Language Justice Organizer! You’ll help build access for immigrant communities through interpretation, translation, and community trainings. Multilingual skills required.
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
WAISN is looking for an Executive Associate to support our leadership team! You’re a great fit if you're highly organized, detail-oriented, and want to be part of a powerful movement for immigrant justice.
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
September 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
WAISN is looking for an Executive Associate to support our leadership team! You’re a great fit if you're highly organized, detail-oriented, and want to be part of a powerful movement for immigrant justice.
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
🔗 waisn.org/careers
#WAISN #NowHiring
1/ As the Bear Gulch fire burns the Olympic Peninsula, Border Patrol reportedly arrested two immigrant firefighters. WAISN is outraged by this clear disregard for safety, human rights, & dignity. This is climate injustice & immigration injustice colliding. 🧵 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
1/ As the Bear Gulch fire burns the Olympic Peninsula, Border Patrol reportedly arrested two immigrant firefighters. WAISN is outraged by this clear disregard for safety, human rights, & dignity. This is climate injustice & immigration injustice colliding. 🧵 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
1/2 This past August 6th, on Farmworker Appreciation Day, we honored the labor, resilience, and essential contributions of our Washingtonian farmworkers.#FarmworkerAppreciation #FoodJustice #MigrantJustice #WAISN
August 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
1/2 This past August 6th, on Farmworker Appreciation Day, we honored the labor, resilience, and essential contributions of our Washingtonian farmworkers.#FarmworkerAppreciation #FoodJustice #MigrantJustice #WAISN
Join us for this virtual, bilingual event to hear updates on continued threats against WA's immigrant and refugee communities, and how you can take action today.
📅Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
⏰6 p.m. to 7:30 P.M. PST
🔗RSVP: bit.ly/WAISNPAUpdateSept
📅Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
⏰6 p.m. to 7:30 P.M. PST
🔗RSVP: bit.ly/WAISNPAUpdateSept
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Join us for this virtual, bilingual event to hear updates on continued threats against WA's immigrant and refugee communities, and how you can take action today.
📅Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
⏰6 p.m. to 7:30 P.M. PST
🔗RSVP: bit.ly/WAISNPAUpdateSept
📅Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
⏰6 p.m. to 7:30 P.M. PST
🔗RSVP: bit.ly/WAISNPAUpdateSept