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Seattle bans new ICE detention centers for 1 year
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-bans-new-ice-detention-centers-for-1-yearSeattle bans new ICE detention centers for 1 year
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
March 10, 2026
The City of Seattle has passed an emergency, one-year ban on new ICE detention centers.
The issue gained urgency after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement put out a notice that it was looking for more detention space, including in the Northwest.
During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck said she proposed the ban because the public asked the city to do more to protect immigrants.
“ We know that detention centers are sites of serious harm, and any expansion of them will only enable this federal regime to ramp up their inhumane, and in many cases, illegal enforcement actions,” she said.
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