The King County Council on Tuesday approved an emergency one-year moratorium blocking new or expanded detention facilities in unincorporated areas of the county, including potential immigration detention centers.
Cambodian man seventh to die in ICE custody
A Cambodian man, Lorth Sim, is the seventh person to die in immigration agents’ custody.
Jayapal, Smith introduce bill to reform immigration detention
Congress members Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act earlier this month to impose oversight on immigration detention and protect detainees’ civil and human rights.