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Washington state looks to end ICE courthouse arrests
A bill under consideration in Olympia would also require federal immigration agents to check in before entering a courthouse.
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Lilly Fowler is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where she focused on immigration and religion, among other issues. Before Crosscut, she worked as a producer for the national program Religion &amp
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Memo shows border officers were directed to stop Iranian Americans at Canada border, despite agency’s claims
‘Updated procedures’ from the Seattle field office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection told agents to also detain people with ties to Palestine and Lebanon, and to ask about their religion.
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Washington could become the next state to ban private prisons
Last year, California banned private detention centers and was promptly sued. Now, Washington state legislators are considering a similar ban.
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An Iranian-born woman held at the Canadian border for 11 hours tells her story
The Bellevue woman, who works at Microsoft, was held by U.S. Border Patrol with dozens of others.
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U.S. attack on Iranian military leader carries 'huge risk of escalation,' WA leaders say
Officials and others worry about the lack of congressional approval for the attack or a plan from the Trump administration.