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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deports tens of thousands of people each year through a system in which abuse is endemic and oversight is nonexistent. By failing to either regulate ICE or hold it accountable for abuse, the U.S. Federal Government is violating the human rights of deportees. This report focuses on the final link in the deportation process: ICE Air Operations deportation flights. We begin with an analysis of ICE Air data released through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from FY 2011-2018. In conjunction with analysis of this data, investigation into federal agency policy demonstrates that ICE Air Operations procedure is inconsistent, ambiguous, and unregulated. Secondly, we describe human rights abuses that have occurred aboard flights and analyze the efficacy of external accountability mechanisms, finding that while such abuses likely violate numerous U.S. statutes and international human rights agreements, privatized chains of contracting and subcontracting relationships mean there is virtually no accessible channel for oversight or remedy. The opacity of these private business relationships is demonstrated through the case study of King County, an immigrant-friendly jurisdiction that is nonetheless complicit in deportation flights, with an average of 300 deportees picked up from King County International Airport each month.Flight risk: ICE Air’s secrecy and systemic abuse in King County and beyond
(2019)U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deports tens of thousands of people each year through a system in which abuse is endemic and oversight is nonexistent. By failing to either regulate ICE or hold it accountable ... -
U.S. Next Steps in Afghanistan
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U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAN AFTER THE NUCLEAR DEAL
(2016)While the landmark Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will be the cornerstone of U.S.-Iran relations for years to come, a new set of policies for engagement between the U.S. and Iran is both possible and necessary if the ... -
U.S. Relations with Russia: Obama-Medvedev Bilateral Presidential Commission
(2011)The US and Russia have a history of acting in roles of global competitors. However this is not necessary, what’s more is it is in neither of our interests. Eager to move beyond obsolete and irrelevant souvenir challenges ... -
U.S. — Burma Relations: Peace, Stability and the Transition to Democracy
(2013)Burma will define the Obama Administration’s foreign policy legacy. Political change in Burma, once unimaginable, is now a bright reality with burgeoning prospects for the future. The ongoing rapprochement between Washington ... -
Uncovering Dietary Diversity Through Gut Microbiomes for Several Species of Elongated Fishes
(2022)Host phylogeny, habitat and diet are recognized for their role in shaping the gastrointestinal microbial community, however the extent of their influence on the taxonomic composition of the gut microbiome remains poorly ... -
Understanding adult play and wellbeing in children's museums
(2022-06)Play is a powerful learning agent for children, and many children's museums are built around this belief. While play has proven health benefits for adults, it is still understudied and underutilized. This study looks at ... -
Understanding Extent of Pathogen Risk Associated with Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus) Haul-Out Behavior
(University of Washington Libraries, 3/10/2023)Due to climate change, walruses are engaging in mass haul-outs much more frequently and in much larger and denser proportions than before. My project is a holistic assessment of the infectious disease risks and implications ... -
Understanding museum development of public climate justice action
(2023-06)When it comes to climate change, museum practitioners and scholars agree that the potential to activate change is through public climate action. At the same time, the museum field is rethinking museums’ role in the climate ... -
Understanding Students' Emotional Wellbeing within Art Museum Experiences
(2021-06)Young people in the United States experience high rates of mental health disorders, yet treatment levels are low. Art museums have the potential to make a difference through thoughtful programming, exhibits, and community ... -
Understanding the behavioral and neural basis of the geomagnetic sense of Tritonia tetraquetra
(Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2013-12)The Earth’s magnetic field is often used by a variety of animals as a navigational tool. Animals may use their compass navigation to fix their position and determine their direction of movement. Oftentimes, a variety of ... -
Understanding the Feasibility of Blockbuster Exhibits During and After COVID-19
(2021-06)Blockbuster exhibits are extensive, revenue-building, popular topic exhibits that started in the museum field during the 1970s. These exhibits provide something new for the museum and community and increase a museum's ... -
Understanding the Impact and Potential of Museum Stores: A Critical Analysis for Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
(2022-06)Are you aware of the role that museum stores play in museums? As the revenue of museum stores gradually impacts the museums' total revenue, museums are realizing the importance of museum stores and are exploring the potential ... -
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on museum and library disaster preparedness and response
(2022-06)The museum field and the nonprofit world were greatly impacted by closures during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In response, museums are rethinking how to best mitigate the harmful effects of future disasters like ... -
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of museum volunteers
(2023-06)The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and multidimensional impact on museums in the United States, but there has been little research into the perspectives of volunteers during this crisis, and less into the impacts it ... -
Understanding the Long-term Tidal Modulation on Methane Bubble Emissions at Southern Hydrate Ridge using Acoustics
(2019)Methane release from seafloor reservoirs is thought to have caused paleo-climate warming and have the potential to accelerate global warming. Methane reservoirs along the upper continental slope are especially susceptible ... -
Underway O2/Ar-estiment net community production across the Kuroshio Extension and impact on winter pCO2 drawdown
(2013-06)[author abstract] Continuous and discrete O2 and O2/Ar measurements were sampled during a late winter transect across the Kuroshio Extension (~30ºN 146ºE to 41ºN 150ºE). Average saturation values for O2 and O2/Ar were found ... -
Undulation Speed Affects Burial Performance in Flatfish
(Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2014-07)Burial is an understudied behavior among flatfish species. This study aims to understand the role of undulations in flatfish burial. Five species of flatfish were filmed using high speed video cameras to assess the speed ... -
Undulation Speed Affects Burial Performance in Flatfish
(Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2014-07)Burial is an understudied behavior among flatfish species. This study aims to understand the role of undulations in flatfish burial. Five species of flatfish were filmed using high speed video cameras to assess the speed ... -
Une Voix prématurée: La Féminisme d’Olympe de Gouges en Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne
(University of Washington Libraries, 3/13/2018)This is my final research paper from my 18th-21st century history/literature French class discussing the importance and ramifications of Olympe de Gouges's 1791 pamphlet Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne, ...