US EditionKing County Blocks Construction of ICE Detention Centers
The moratorium blocks permits for new or expanded detention centers to prevent regulatory loopholes and allow a study for permanent land use rules, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the King County Council approved a one-year moratorium that bars new detention facility permits in unincorporated King County, including potential ICE centers.
- To allow a comprehensive review of regulation, the council said it acted to prevent a permit rush following an ICE presolicitation in December that raised local fears.
- Advocacy groups and three plaintiffs reported deteriorating conditions at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, Tacoma, with detainee counts at 1,372 as of early February, occupying around 90%.
- The ordinance directs the King County executive to study impacts and recommend permanent code updates within nine months, with a public hearing expected within 60 days.
- While part of a regional trend, the ordinance joins measures in Tukwila, SeaTac, and other jurisdictions, excluding tribal land and cities, with Seattle planning a vote next week.
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King County blocks construction of ICE detention centers
The King County Council approved an emergency one-year moratorium on March 3 that immediately blocks acceptance of permits for new or expanded detention facilities in unincorporated King County, preventing the siting of publicly or privately operated facilities, whether proposed as permanent or temporary uses.
King County bans immigration detention facilities, joining other Western Washington cities
Joining other local governments across Washington state, King County has issued an emergency moratorium on new detention facilities being built or expanded in unincorporated King County.
King County Council passes 1-year emergency ban on new ICE detention centers
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A new draft ordinance backed by Antifa supporting King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and expected to be introduced Tuesday would slam the brakes on permits for new or expanded detention facilities in unincorporated King County — a move critics argue is less about zoning and more about boxing out US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Seattle–Tacoma corridor. Supporters are pitching the measure as a temporary, one-year “morato…
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