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The Newsfeed: Immigration advocates assist released ICE detainees
Volunteers have long offered assistance outside Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center. They now face new urgency amid federal deportation efforts.
Jaelynn Grisso
Jaelynn is an Emmy-nominated multimedia journalist, frequently covering public defense and immigration enforcement. Previously, Grisso founded the nonprofit Matter News and worked for Mother Jones, Honolulu Civil Beat and Scripps, among others.
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Investigations
Washington among the bottom of states in public defense funding
Counties have joined forces to seek a new legal standard for paying for the constitutional right to public defense counsel.
Washington Legislature
New WA bill would expand private detention center inspections
House Democrats introduced a new bill to bolster and broaden the state’s authority to inspect private detention facilities amid
Investigations
Officials inspect Tacoma ICE detention center after legal battle
Washington Labor & Industries inspectors found no violations, but the Department of Health is still fighting to investigate detainee living conditions.
News
The Newsfeed: WA court weighs new standards for public defenders
Caseload caps are being reevaluated as public defenders argue they don’t have enough time to adequately represent clients.