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King County considers a temporary ban on new detention centers in the region

King County will consider a temporary ban on new detention centers in the region Tuesday. The action comes as cities have already passed measures to ban or limit immigration enforcement activities on local government property.

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Freddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career. Get in touch at fmonares@knkx.org.