Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown on Monday joined a coalition of attorneys general across the U.S. to support litigation challenging federal policy and practice of conducting unlawful warrantless civil immigration arrests.
Judge blocks federal SNAP fines against Washington, other states
A federal judge has put a permanent stop to federal fines targeting Washington and other states over how they handle SNAP benefits.
WA AG joins lawsuit challenging new public charge rule
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced on Monday that Washington state has joined a multistate lawsuit seeking to block a new federal immigration rule that would give officials more discretion to consider an immigrant’s use of public benefits when reviewing applications for permanent residency.
Hobbs, Brown say Washington will keep fighting federal mail voting rules
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs says the state isn’t backing down after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the federal government to move closer to enforcing new rules for mail-in voting.
Federal government seeks TANF data, prompting immigrant privacy concerns
In a move that many feel is yet another premise to target immigrants—and possibly to reach arrest quotas—the federal government is trying to disseminate and use the private data, including immigration status, of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.
SAVE America Act, gutting of Voting Rights Act seriously damage AAPIs’ ability and right to vote
Between the SAVE America Act—a bill that would restrict voting that is once again on the table—and the U.S. Supreme Court dismantling key portions of the Voting Rights Act, Quyên Dinh is worried.
“They served us raw meat”: State sues GEO Group over blocked inspections at Tacoma ICE facility
Over the course of just three years, the state has received more than 3,500 complaints about the conditions inside the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
WA Attorney General Brown co-leads legal filing to help defend birthright citizenship in U.S. Supreme Court
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a legal filing to help defend birthright citizenship—established in the landmark 1898 case, United States v. Wong Kim Ark—against the Trump administration at the U.S. Supreme Court.
AG Brown names Marsha Chien to head Worker Rights Unit
Marsha Chien will lead the newly created Worker Rights Unit in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).
“ICE is … totally out of control”: Ferguson, Brown outline plans to protect Washingtonians from federal immigration actions
Following the shooting death of 37-year-old V.A. nurse Alex Pretti at the hands of an immigration agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the weekend, Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown held a press conference on Monday, Jan. 26 to address the killing.