Photo essay: Just ahead of the scheduled end of protected status for Haitian immigrants — which was paused by a federal judge — Christians gathered at First Presbyterian to organize for their safety.
At a demonstration last week to honor Alex Pretti, protesters thought two men were ICE officers. They called the local cops, and the pair turned out to be Spokane police.
As part of its lobbying efforts, The Washington Coalition for Police Accountability convinced a lawmaker to alter a bill the organization believes would weaken law enforcement accountability.
GEO Transit, which carts immigrants from Spokane to Tacoma for deportation, had its lawyer call the requester to make sure ‘you’re not gonna hurt my peeps.’
In 5-2 vote, council bucks dissenting public commenters, who worry the grant conditions will endanger immigrants or expose Spokane to retribution from the federal government.
Many organizers asking the state for police justice reforms are based in Spokane — home to some of the highest rates of police violence in the US — and want stronger state oversight of local agencies.
Amid a nationwide backlash over privacy concerns, state legislators are looking to clamp down on data retention for automated license plate reader cameras.
