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Data Shows Surge in Immigration Arrests in WA
The data show about 13 arrests a day, with more than 200 people born in 2008 or later among those detained.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested over 2,100 people in Washington between October and early March, marking an intensification of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the state.
- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley released the data this week via Freedom of Information Act litigation, providing the first enforcement figures since December 2025.
- U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said Friday the administration is detaining people "indiscriminately," stating "Moms and dads without any criminal records are being torn away from their kids." She alleged authorities aren't targeting criminals.
- The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project is filing 10-20 petitions weekly challenging detentions, which Executive Director Malou Chávez called an "unprecedented" caseload. Conditions at the Tacoma detention center "continue to be dire," she said.
- Democratic lawmakers in the state Legislature passed protective laws this year, including requirements for employer notifications of federal inspections and replacing the term "alien" with "noncitizen" in state law.
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Latest ICE data shows surge in immigration arrests in WA • Washington State Standard
A masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent knocks on a car window in Minnesota on Jan. 12. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)Federal immigration authorities arrested over 2,100 people in Washington between October and early March, according to newly released data. This marks an intensification in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state. The total arrests equate to about 13 a day during the five month peri…
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