Proposed block on WA police hiring ICE agents fizzles out in Legislature • Washington State Standard

Proposed block on WA police hiring ICE agents fizzles out in Legislature • Washington State Standard

Three cars filled with federal agents stop in front of Elle Neubauer and another observer, surrounding the car and threatening arrest during an early morning watch observing ICE in South Minneapolis Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)A proposal to bar law enforcement in the state from employing former federal immigration agents hired under President Donald Trump won’t move forward this year in the Washington Legislat…