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Otago Daily Times
12-08-2025
- Otago Daily Times
NZ mum and 6-year-old son detained by ICE in US
A GoFundMe has been set up for New Zealand woman Sarah Shaw and her six-year-old son Isaac. Photo: GoFundMe A New Zealand woman and her six-year-old son who live in Washington state have been detained by US immigration, according to American media reports. Newsweek has reported Sarah Shaw and her son, Isaac were detained on the Canadian border three weeks ago after dropping her other children off in Vancouver. It said she was waiting for a green card and was arrested despite having some immigration documents. Local news outlet, Cascadia Daily said Shaw and her son were being held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Centre in Dilley, Texas. It said Shaw worked as a juvenile rehabilitation employee at the Echo Glen Children's Centre in Snoqualmie - run by the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families. It was calling for their immediate release. "The trauma this has already caused for her and her son may never be healed," WFSE president Mike Yestramski, a psychiatric social worker at Western State Hospital, told Cascadia Daily. "But our union stands ready to help and support them in any way possible. An injury to one is an injury to all." A fundraising webpage was set up by Shaw's friend, Victoria Besancon to get Shaw and her son back to Washington. Besancon said Shaw had a "limited ability to communicate". "She is relying on us to get her story out." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was aware of the reports of Shaw and her son's detention, and was seeking further information.
Fox News
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Washington fails to pass proposals that would restrict trans athletes from competing against biological girls
Two proposals that would have restricted transgender athletes from participating in girls and women's sports in the state of Washington failed in a Monday vote. The amendments needed 60% of the vote to pass — the proposal limiting girls sports participation to biological females got 31 of 53 votes (58.5%), and the other that would have created an open division for students aside from boys and girls competitions — garnered just 24.5% (13 out of 53). Washington state law currently protects transgender individuals from discrimination under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD). So, even if the acts had passed, there was still another clear hurdle in the way. The Lynden school board proposed the idea of only those born female participating in girls sports. That proposal, the Cascadia Daily says, also would have made the boys division an "open" category. "It is clear to our girl athletes that competing against other athletes who have gone through male puberty is unfair," Lynden superintendent David VanderYacht said, via the Cascadia Daily. "They asked us to address it, and the Lynden School Board is attempting to do so in a manner that respects and honors the dignity of all students." The Trump administration recently froze funding to the state of Maine due to the state not following President Donald Trump's executive order that says transgender athletes must compete against their gender from birth. However, a federal judge ruled that the administration must "unfreeze" those funds and is not able to revert "without complying with the legally required procedure." The USDA announced the funding freeze and a review of federal funding to Maine earlier this month after the state refused to provide equal opportunities to women and girls in educational programs. Maine officials filed a lawsuit against the USDA last week following the agency's decision to freeze funding to the state. The state accused the USDA of "withholding funding used to feed children in schools, childcare centers, and after-school programming as well as disabled adults in congregate settings," an argument the judge agreed with. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, recently called for the issues between the administration and her state to be "resolved," saying that she would continue to fight for federal funding for the state while also being against transgender athletes in biological female sports. The Department of Education also launched an investigation into the state due to the issue. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
