Spokane Rejects Ban on Warrantless ICE Searches

Spokane rejects ban on warrantless ICE searches

(The Center Square) – Despite a majority vote, the Spokane City Council rejected a law Monday that would have banned warrantless searches by immigration authorities on “nonpublic” property. Councilmember Lili Navarrete proposed the law back in May as U.S. Immigration…

Spokane rejects ban on warrantless ICE searches - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – Despite a majority vote, the Spokane City Council rejected a law Monday that would have banned warrantless searches by immigration authorities on “nonpublic” property. Councilmember Lili Navarrete proposed the law back in May as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement scoured the Lilac City for illegal immigrants. Having emigrated to Spokane in 1988, she wanted to protect others swept under President Donald Trump’s mass de…

POD: The questions we're all asking about the Spokane protests w/ Police Chief Hall – RANGE Media

The use of force by law enforcement during the June 11 and 14 protests in Spokane has left our community with lots of questions regarding protesting and immigration rights: what recourse do people have to report excessive uses of force? How does it work when Kootenai County Sheriffs — who explicitly collaborate with ICE —  answer a call for aid from Spokane? Was the Keep WA Working Act violated on June 11 when police escorted the ICE van out? Wh…