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Masked ICE agents arrest man with no deportation order in Seattle immigration court
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (1038+ words) Masked ICE agents briefly returned to the immigration courthouse in Seattle Tuesday and arrested a man who did not have a standing deportation order. "I'm your friend, calm down," one masked agent can be heard saying in Spanish to the…...
Washington adds safeguards for Flock cameras
1+ week, 1+ day ago (801+ words) But the new law's once-chief supporter now has some misgivings about it. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed into law new guardrails for the use of automated license plate readers, amid concerns federal immigration authorities are tapping them to…...
Trump has deployed ICE agents to the nation's airports. What's their role?
2+ week, 16+ min ago (669+ words) President Trump has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to major airports across the country amid staffing shortages caused by the partial government shutdown. Here's a look at what experts say ICE agents have the authority to do, and what…...
A California sheriff is probing an election fraud claim. The AG calls it baseless
2+ week, 1+ day ago (60+ words) KUOW A California sheriff is probing an election fraud claim. The AG calls it baseless Is Mayor Wilson turning off police cameras? Sort of New law seeks to help clear up Washington's DUI testing backlog Washington governor says state won't…...
Supreme Court'declines to'review'press freedom case
2+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case'testing'a Texas law allowing law enforcement to arrest reporters who obtain information from government employees.' Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the decision not to hear the case. "This case implicates one of…...
Sea-Tac manages government shutdown turbulence with normal wait times and no ICE
2+ week, 2+ day ago (355+ words) No ICE agents have been assigned to the SEA Airport yet, following President Donald Trump's orders to send immigration agents to several U. S. airports to fill in for TSA agents during the ongoing partial government shutdown. Passenger Sharon Feucht was at…...
Between ICE and a hard place: WA farmworkers fear deportation, family separation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1777+ words) The couple from Oaxaca sit side by side inside a small Mount Vernon apartment, blinds down and curtains drawn. They have spent their entire adult lives planting, pruning, and harvesting food and flowers in Washington's fertile Skagit Valley. Like many…...
Is Mayor Wilson turning off police cameras? Sort of
2+ week, 6+ day ago (440+ words) Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson made a slightly confusing announcement on Thursday: She's pausing the expansion of scores of police surveillance cameras around the city, except in the Stadium District, where 26 will go in ahead of the World Cup. Those new…...
As partial shutdown drags on, Morning Edition checks out TSA lines at 3 airports
3+ week, 6+ day ago (45+ words) KUOW As partial shutdown drags on, Morning Edition checks out TSA lines at 3 airports Iran's sports minister says the country can't take part in the World Cup because of US attacks...
Blue cities in red states debate over how to respond to efforts to resist ICE
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (67+ words) KUOW Blue cities in red states debate over how to respond to efforts to resist ICE Judge denies restraining order for conservative media figures who sought press passes Washington state income tax passes House after grueling 25-hour floor debate Latest…...