‘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.
Varisha Khan is holding onto a narrow lead in her race for a seat on the Redmond City Council. Zahra Roach has clinched a seat on the Pasco City Council.
Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia took in an undocumented family on Thursday. It became the third religious institution in Washington state to protect individuals from deportation.
In a sign of what may be coming to other King County cities, the Seattle suburb is introducing programs that take a different approach to difficult problems.
Immigration officials were provided names and given access to other information of people under arrest. The sheriff's office claims it was all a mistake.