Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Lawmakers are passing bills to counter ICE and protect voter data and vaccine access. After federal cuts, the final budget may backfill food assistance and healthcare funding.

Similar actions have been taken by cities in the region to limit or ban immigration enforcement activities, including Tukwila and SeaTac.

The ban would apply to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers interacting with the public or making arrests. It will head to the governor’s desk if the Senate approves final changes.

The vote Tuesday comes as cities have already passed measures to ban or limit immigration enforcement activities on local government property.

Legal experts weigh in on how Native nations can support their citizens and descendants in the face of increasingly violent encounters with immigration agents.

A mother and son were detained by ICE in Wenatchee after a check-in with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Like many cities around Puget Sound, Tacoma faces issues such as housing and a sluggish downtown recovery. Mayor Anders Ibsen told KNKX how he plans to address them.

Police in Vancouver, Washington, said in one instance people began recording videos and asking officers surveilling a homicide suspect for identification.

The city recently published a web page dedicated to providing links to everything from free legal aid to how to connect with other immigrants from different countries.

Arnoldo Tiul Caal and 10-year-old Karla Tiul Baltazar were arrested Jan. 10 despite an ongoing asylum case and transported to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, in Dilley, Texas, where they remain.