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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why D.O.J. is trying to stop lawyers from representing immigrants in Seattle

    When President Donald Trump first tried to roll out his travel ban, lawyers rushed to airports nationwide to help those caught in the middle. Among them was the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, a Seattle-based nonprofit that represents immigrants facing deportation. The group has been vocal in opposing Trump’s travel ban.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 22, 2017 • 1 min read

    When President Donald Trump first tried to roll out his travel ban, lawyers rushed to airports nationwide to help those caught in the middle. Among them was the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, a Seattle-based nonprofit that represents immigrants facing deportation. The group has been vocal in opposing Trump’s travel ban. Now the Justice Department is demanding that the group stop its immigrant defense work by using a little-known technicality in the law.

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    3 of 5
    Fighting for the soul of the California Democratic Party
    1. 0:00New California Democratic Party leader Eric Bauman welcomes recount
    2. 9:10Kimberly Ellis keeps fighting to lead California Democratic Party
    3. 18:23Why D.O.J. is trying to stop lawyers from representing immigrants in SeattleYou’re reading this
    4. 26:56HBO's Sheila Nevins on having power in a man's world
    5. 41:48Apple's new headquarters: Vision from the future or vision of excess?
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