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Immigrants detained by ICE in Tacoma start another hunger strike

Detainees ask about release over fears ICE and GEO Group are not protecting them from Covid-19

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An immigrant activist says ICE deported him in retaliation. Now he's back in the U.S.

The Biden administration has allowed several prominent immigrants' rights activists back into the U.S. after they charged that immigration authorities were retaliating against them for speaking out.

An upcoming election, pay requirement, and holiday, this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Times mental health reporter Esmy Jimenez, Publicola police accountability reporter Paul Keifer, and Crosscut editor at large and host of the Mossback's Northwest, Knute Berger.

ICE detained immigrant children in Washington state. New documents pierce its secrecy

This story was published in partnership with Reveal.

Report: WA law enforcement agencies still cooperate with ICE, despite state law banning practice

Local law enforcement agencies across Washington state have worked with federal immigration agents to detain undocumented immigrants, despite a state law banning such collaborations. That’s according to a new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights.

Tacoma detention center gets federal warning after chemicals impact detainee health

Since the start of the pandemic, immigrants and staff at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma have been trying to limit the spread of Covid-19 with meticulous cleaning. But those industrial cleaning products have led to complaints of headaches and sore throats among detainees. Now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stepped in.

The end of for-profit prisons in Washington state is in sight

One Tuesday the Washington legislature passed a bill effectively blocking for-profit private prisons from operating in the state.