King County Council seeks safeguards against federal immigration enforcement

The King County Council has made some moves lately to limit federal immigration enforcement within the county. Last week, council expanded on Executive Girmay Zahilay’s order that bars ICE and other agencies from using county property to make arrests . And earlier in the month, the council passed an emergency moratorium on new ICE detention facilities. Those include holding centers for people awaiting deportation.  How much of an impact will these new laws have against the administration’s push for detention and deportation?  Guests: King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda King County Councilmember Jorge Barón  Relevant Links:  KUOW: King County bans immigration detention facilities, joining other Western Washington cities Seattle Times: King County Council votes to ban ICE from county property Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.