County prosecutors are sharing information with ICE and Border Patrol to facilitate courthouse arrests
County prosecutors in Washington are facilitating the arrests of undocumented immigrants at courthouses by sharing schedules with federal immigration officials, correspondence obtained by a University of Washington center revealed Wednesday. Read more in Crosscut
Census Bureau Asks States For Driver’s License Records To Produce Citizenship Data
The Census Bureau is asking states to voluntarily share driver’s license records as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to produce detailed data about the U.S. citizenship status of every person living in the country. Read more on KUOW
King County sues Juul over teen vaping epidemic
King County is taking its fight against teenage vaping straight to one of the country’s largest producers. The class action lawsuit filed against Juul Wednesday comes after the state banned flavored vaping products for 120 days. Read more on KIRO-7
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