Hobbs and Brown Issues County Election Guide After DHS Puts State on Voter-Fraud Surge List
OLYMPIA — Washington’s secretary of state and attorney general on Thursday issued written guidance to all 39 county election offices on how to handle contacts from federal agencies, three days after Homeland Security investigators began a multi-state voter-fraud surge that includes Washington state. “Washington state elections are successful thanks to the tireless efforts of local […]
DNC approves resolution to abolish ICE, Republicans call it ‘political suicide’
AUSTIN, Texas — The Democratic National Committee approved a nonbinding resolution on Saturday, August 15, urging all Democratic members of Congress to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The full DNC membership passed the measure, known as Resolution 27, by unanimous voice vote. It advanced two days earlier from the Resolutions Committee by a 25-12 […]
$70 Billion ‘Secure America Act’ that funds ICE and CBP passes Congress, heads to Trump for signature
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress gave final approval Tuesday, June 9, to the $70 billion “Secure America Act,” that funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the next three years, handing President Donald J Trump a major win on his America First immigration enforcement agenda. The Senate passed the measure early June 5 […]
ICE Out: Heated debate on bill to bar hiring of ICE agents
OLYMPIA [CASSIE DIAMOND]—Lawmakers clashed during a public hearing for a bill that would prohibit Washington law enforcement agencies from employing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers hired after Trump’s second-term inauguration. During a House Community Safety Committee meeting Thursday, Jan. 29, the division between Democratic and Republican legislators regarding their stances towards ICE was made […]
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street]—The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. Senate Bill 5855 would cover local, state and federal law enforcement, with limited exceptions for uses like personal protective equipment and undercover or SWAT operations. The proposal is sure to […]
