'No Meaningful Oversight': ICE Contractor Overlooked Problems At Detention Centers Public scrutiny of the health and safety conditions at immigration detention centers is growing. But the contractor ICE hired to inspect those conditions is accused of ignoring problems for years. Yuki Noguchi
'His heart was tender.' Daughter of antifa killed at Tacoma immigration jail reflects on his life On Saturday, a 69-year-old man named Willem van Spronsen, 69, of Vashon Island, was shot dead by police outside the Northwest Detention Center, a jail for immigrants in Tacoma. Esmy Jimenez
Protesters demand closure of ICE detention center after fatal encounter TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Demonstrators returned to an immigration jail in Washington state a day after an armed man threw incendiary devices at the detention center. The Associated Press
U.S. Implementing 'Third Country' Rule On Central American Migrants Seeking Asylum Immigrants who want to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border must first apply for refugee status in another country, according to a new rule that is set to take effect Tuesday. Bill Chappell
Seattle immigrants on edge about ICE raids planned for this weekend For some undocumented immigrants in Seattle, this is going to be an anxious weekend. Reports of national ICE raids has them on alert. And while Seattle is not on the target list this time, there is a sense of heightened tension. Esmy Jimenez
Man with flares and a rifle shot dead at immigration jail in Tacoma An armed man who had been throwing explosives at the immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, was shot dead by police on Saturday morning. Isolde Raftery
LIVE: Trump speaks on census and citizenship question President Trump is speaking from the White House about his administration's push to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. Watch his remarks live. NPR Staff
King County allowed ICE to illegally tap into jail database, audit finds Kim Malcolm talks with King County Council chair Rod Dembowski about revelations that King County has allowed ICE officials to access the personal information of inmates. Andy Hurst
Washington licensing says it hasn't shared info with ICE since 2018 Washington officials insist the state does not share driver's license data with immigration officials. Esmy Jimenez
WA Department of Licensing: we don't give out immigration info to ICE Kim Malcolm talks with Washington Department of Licensing spokesperson Gigi Zenk about the agency's policy about giving information to federal authorities. Andy Hurst
