Help us investigate how Trump’s immigration orders are impacting the Pacific Northwest

Share your story with InvestigateWest reporter Rachel Spacek

Help us investigate how Trump’s immigration orders are impacting the Pacific Northwest
Minors are housed at the Department of Homeland Security holding facility in Donna, Texas, the main detention center for unaccompanied migrant children in the Rio Grande Valley run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in this 2021 photo. (Dario Lopez-Mills/Associated Press)

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As the federal government ramps up its immigration enforcement efforts, InvestigateWest wants to hear from you about how that’s impacting communities in the Pacific Northwest. 

Whether you’re a worker impacted by changes to visa rules, know someone in detention or facing deportation, or have seen immigration enforcement impact your industry or workforce, we want to hear from you. We’d like to hear about your experiences with the immigration system and its ripple effects on families, communities and the economy.

Reporter Rachel Spacek, a Report for America corps member based in Boise, Idaho, covers migrant labor and equity, among other topics. Before joining InvestigateWest, she covered local government and Latino affairs at Idaho publications like the Idaho Statesman and Idaho Press.

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You can reach Rachel at rachel@investigatewest.org. You can also call or message her on WhatsApp at 408-300-3695.

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