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
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
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
2/3 Hafizah Augustus Geter’s Un-American — a debut collection of poems on family, citizenship, queerness, and migration.
Dan Taulapapa McMullin’s Coconut Milk — that explores love, identity, and the resilience of Pacific Islanders amid colonialism and cultural appropriation.
Dan Taulapapa McMullin’s Coconut Milk — that explores love, identity, and the resilience of Pacific Islanders amid colonialism and cultural appropriation.
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
2/3 Hafizah Augustus Geter’s Un-American — a debut collection of poems on family, citizenship, queerness, and migration.
Dan Taulapapa McMullin’s Coconut Milk — that explores love, identity, and the resilience of Pacific Islanders amid colonialism and cultural appropriation.
Dan Taulapapa McMullin’s Coconut Milk — that explores love, identity, and the resilience of Pacific Islanders amid colonialism and cultural appropriation.
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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
2/3 Malinda Lo’s Ash and Huntress are sapphic fantasy tales that reimagine Cinderella and follow young women on perilous journeys where love, magic, and choice shape their destinies.
September 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
2/3 Malinda Lo’s Ash and Huntress are sapphic fantasy tales that reimagine Cinderella and follow young women on perilous journeys where love, magic, and choice shape their destinies.
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
2/3 This week’s genre spotlight: Memoir & Nonfiction
Somewhere We Are Human, co-edited by Sonia Guiñansaca, an anthology that centers the voices of undocumented and formerly undocumented migrants, and Edafe Okporo’s Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto details fleeing Nigeria as a gay man.
Somewhere We Are Human, co-edited by Sonia Guiñansaca, an anthology that centers the voices of undocumented and formerly undocumented migrants, and Edafe Okporo’s Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto details fleeing Nigeria as a gay man.
September 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
2/3 This week’s genre spotlight: Memoir & Nonfiction
Somewhere We Are Human, co-edited by Sonia Guiñansaca, an anthology that centers the voices of undocumented and formerly undocumented migrants, and Edafe Okporo’s Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto details fleeing Nigeria as a gay man.
Somewhere We Are Human, co-edited by Sonia Guiñansaca, an anthology that centers the voices of undocumented and formerly undocumented migrants, and Edafe Okporo’s Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto details fleeing Nigeria as a gay man.
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
6/ 6 We share these updates, not to alarm, but to inform. Our communities deserve truth, transparency, and tools, not fear.
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
6/ 6 We share these updates, not to alarm, but to inform. Our communities deserve truth, transparency, and tools, not fear.
5/5 We’ve received 126 calls asking for resources and also activated WAISN Rapid Response teams 6 times. Most of these calls are from people asking about the ever-changing immigration landscape and how they can support their neighbors through increasing anti-immigrant acts.
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
5/5 We’ve received 126 calls asking for resources and also activated WAISN Rapid Response teams 6 times. Most of these calls are from people asking about the ever-changing immigration landscape and how they can support their neighbors through increasing anti-immigrant acts.
4/4 Immigration enforcement agents continue to detain people who are going in for what they believe are routine check-ins. Remember, you don’t have to go alone, the WAISN Accompaniment program is here to support.
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
4/4 Immigration enforcement agents continue to detain people who are going in for what they believe are routine check-ins. Remember, you don’t have to go alone, the WAISN Accompaniment program is here to support.
3/3 Two children were among the 37 detained during this time period. Deportations are separating families and causing unimaginable pain across our state.
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
3/3 Two children were among the 37 detained during this time period. Deportations are separating families and causing unimaginable pain across our state.
2/2 Confirmed immigration enforcement activity: 3
Unconfirmed sightings: 10
Individual Detainments reported to the Hotline: 37
We ONLY confirm reports if we have first-person reports or photos, videos, or in-person verification by our trained Rapid Response teams.
Unconfirmed sightings: 10
Individual Detainments reported to the Hotline: 37
We ONLY confirm reports if we have first-person reports or photos, videos, or in-person verification by our trained Rapid Response teams.
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
2/2 Confirmed immigration enforcement activity: 3
Unconfirmed sightings: 10
Individual Detainments reported to the Hotline: 37
We ONLY confirm reports if we have first-person reports or photos, videos, or in-person verification by our trained Rapid Response teams.
Unconfirmed sightings: 10
Individual Detainments reported to the Hotline: 37
We ONLY confirm reports if we have first-person reports or photos, videos, or in-person verification by our trained Rapid Response teams.
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.