Lilly Ana Fowler
Lilly Ana Fowler is a former KNKX reporter who covered social justice issues investigating inequality with an emphasis on labor and immigration.
She previously worked for the nonprofit news site Crosscut — a partner of KCTS 9, Seattle’s PBS station. Lilly worked as a producer for the PBS show "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" and as a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Lilly has contributed to The Atlantic, Salon.com, Slate Magazine, Mother Jones, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Seattle Times. Born in Mexico, she grew up in the border town of Nogales, Arizona, and is fluent in Spanish.
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Charles Leo Daniel was identified as the man found at an ICE facility in Tacoma. It’s believed he was held in solitary confinement, possibly close to 4 years. -
Police said a 61-year-old man was found unresponsive on Thursday at the ICE facility in Tacoma. -
A Seattle City Council meeting on Tuesday grew contentious when asylum seekers marched there to plead for help with housing. Local activists joined them and demanded that the money come from funding the city has already allocated for police surveillance. -
Earlier this month, asylum seekers, most of them from Venezuela, marched to Seattle City Hall and pleaded for shelter. Now they’ve been moved into a new space. -
The Department of Labor and Industries has sued GEO Group because it has not allowed officials to inspect the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
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Washington state rideshare drivers might be among the best paid in the country, but the drivers, many of whom are low-income immigrants, remain concerned about money and safety. -
The Washington state Department of Health said it's tried to enter the ICE facility in Tacoma twice to inspect it but has been turned away. -
The Washington Hospitality Association and the Washington Food Industry Association are among those who have contributed to a new PAC opposing a minimum wage proposal in Renton, Wash. -
Starbucks promises to reach labor agreements in 2024. Labor expert says fight to organize isn't overStarbucks says it's ready to move forward with unionized workers. A labor export warns even if they do sign off on contracts, the quality of the agreements matter. -
Volunteers say the city's plan to build a $500,000 gated security fence around the parking lot shared by the volunteers and police threatens to impede their access to the building they use to serve free meals.
