Proposed block on WA police hiring ICE agents fizzles out in Legislature
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 Legislature.
House Bill 2641 would’ve prohibited bringing on officers who started jobs at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Trump’s second term inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025.
Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, the lead sponsor of the so-called ICE Out Act, has said Trump’s immigration crackdown since retaking office has raised questions about the training of ICE officers.
The House Community Safety Committee was scheduled to take up her bill for a vote Tuesday afternoon but didn’t take action. Policy bills like this need to pass out of committee in the chamber where they originate by the end of Wednesday to remain alive in the 60-day legislative session.
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