King County Council seeks safeguards against federal immigration enforcement
The King County Council has made some moves lately to limit federal immigration enforcement within the county. Last week, council expanded on Executive Girmay Zahilay’s order that bars ICE and other agencies from using county property to make arrests .
And earlier in the month, the council passed an emergency moratorium on new ICE detention facilities. Those include holding centers for people awaiting deportation.
How much of an impact will these new laws have against the administration’s push for detention and deportation?
Guests:
King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda
King County Councilmember Jorge Barón
Relevant Links:
KUOW: King County bans immigration detention facilities, joining other Western Washington cities
Seattle Times: King County Council votes to ban ICE from county property
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