How Trump's immigration agenda is impacting Washington state
This week, we talk to an immigration attorney, a county sheriff and people organizing to respond to ICE enforcement.
Jaelynn Grisso is Cascade PBS’s investigative multimedia journalist. Prior to Cascade PBS, Grisso founded a nonprofit news outlet and worked for Mother Jones, Honolulu Civil Beat and Scripps.
This week, we talk to an immigration attorney, a county sheriff and people organizing to respond to ICE enforcement.
The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) team takes to the streets as part of an effort to direct drug users to treatment instead of jail.
Evergreen Treatment Services helps about 3,000 people a day, and works with the City of Seattle and law enforcement to connect people with care.
Two years into an ordinance intended to push folks to treatment, King County Department of Public Defense data shows hundreds have been prosecuted instead.
A longtime employee says she experienced sexual harassment and assault from co-workers. Cascade PBS found SCL has already paid millions for misconduct.