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  Washington’s DOL is sharing information with ICE. Are they using that data to deport people?

  In 2018, the Washington state Legislature passed a law that, among other things, prevents state agencies from sharing residents’ personal information with federal officials when it comes to immigration enforcement. It's part of a range of laws and policies that makes Washington a sanctuary state. A new investigation from KING 5 shows at least one state agency has quietly been sharing that kind of information with some Homeland Security agencies as deportations ramp up. KING 5 investigative reporter Kristin Goodwillie told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about her reporting.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  Washington, other states sue Trump administration for sharing health data with Homeland Security

  In recent weeks, the Trump administration handed off information about Medicaid recipients to the Department of Homeland Security, according to Washington Attorney General Nick Brown.

  • Eilís O'Neill
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  Negotiators reach spending deal but timeline is tight to avoid shutdown

  The deal between negotiators from he House and the White House would fund the government until the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30.

  • Barbara Sprunt
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  House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas

  Republicans contend Mayorkas' "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" on immigration amounts to "high crimes and misdemeanors" for failing to manage the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • NPR Washington Desk
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  U.S. will expand Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

  Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. as of July 31 can sign up for Temporary Protected Status. Homeland Security officials estimate that roughly 472,000 more people will now be eligible for work permits.

  • Joel Rose
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  House opens impeachment probe of Biden after GOP leaders head off push to vote now

  A House GOP-passed resolution directs the Homeland Security and Judiciary panels to examine evidence of wrongdoing related to the president's immigration policies. The White House called it a stunt.

  • Deirdre Walsh
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  Days after Buffalo mass shooting, the House approves a bill to fight domestic terror

  The bill creates offices at DOJ, DHS, and the FBI to track domestic terror threats. GOP lawmakers argue it could allow federal officials to ensnare parents, a charge DOJ rejects.

  • Deirdre Walsh
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  Tens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation

  The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced.

  • Joel Rose
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  The inquiry into border agents on horseback continues. Critics see a 'broken' system

  Six weeks ago, DHS promised a quick investigation into images of Border Patrol agents on horses menacing Haitian migrants at the border. Critics say the discipline system needs an overhaul.

  • Joel Rose
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  U.S. Border Agents Chased Migrants On Horseback. A Photographer Explains What He Saw

  "I thought the Haitians were quite scared, and I think there was probably some panic which resulted in them trying to run around the horses," photographer Paul Ratje says.

  • Bill Chappell

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