Advocates for immigrants sue to stop courthouse ICE arrests
Immigration advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday for dismissing cases in immigration courts in order to place immigrants in expedited removal for swift deportations without judicial review. As the White House aims to achieve its goals of deporting 1 million immigrants without permanent legal status by the end of the year and a 3,000 arrests-per-day quota for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, immigrants showing up to court appearances have been arrested or detained. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (Grace Deng)
1.4M of the nation’s poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump’s proposed HUD time limit
Amid a worsening national affordable housing and homelessness crisis, President Donald Trump’s administration is determined to reshape HUD’s expansive role providing stable housing for low-income people, which has been at the heart of its mission for generations. The proposed changes include a two-year limit on the federal government’s signature rental assistance programs. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Lindsey Wasson)
Pierce County violated state law by diverting millions in tax revenue meant to improve 911 calls, state audit finds
The accountability audit, published in June by the Office of the Washington State Auditor, centered on Pierce County’s installation of a distributed antenna system throughout a county building in 2022, which is home to a handful of government entities, most notably the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and the county jail. The county claims in a written response to auditors that it had met the obligations to invest locally in the enhanced 911 system. Continue reading at InvestigateWest. (Moe K. Clark)
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