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Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin has issued a directive regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in her city. “Federal immigration enforcement is causing real fear for Everett residents,” she said.
“It’s been heartbreaking to see the racial profiling that’s having an impact on Everett families and businesses.”Police officers will not ask for people’s immigration status, she said. “I also expect our officers to intervene if it’s safe to do so to protect our residents when they witness federal officers using unnecessary force,” Franklin said at Wednesday’s “We do not participate in civil immigration enforcement,” Franklin said. “My directive outlines protocols for documenting interactions with federal immigration officials, ensures legal review of records requests, and emphasizes safety, privacy safeguards, and audits for technologies.”Establishes an Interdepartmental Response Team and requires all city departments to review and update internal policies on immigration enforcement, ensure compliance with state law, and provide staff training on privacy, facility access, and enforcement‑notification protocols. Builds partnerships with community leaders, advocacy groups, and regional governments to coordinate responses to immigration enforcement, while also promoting immigrant‑owned businesses and offering workplace‑protection resources and “know your rights” education. Restricts federal immigration enforcement agents from entering non‑public areas of city‑owned facilities without a warrant, requires immediate reporting of enforcement activity on city property, and mandates clear signage to enforce access limitations. Reaffirms Everett Police Department’s compliance with state law prohibiting involvement in civil immigration enforcement, sets protocols for documenting interactions with federal immigration officials, ensures legal review of records requests, and emphasizes safety, privacy safeguards, and audits for technologies. “This is a very detailed mayoral directive,” Everett City Attorney David Hall said. “It is the legal department’s view that it goes as far, does as much as the mayor can do within the constraints of federal law.”Former King County sheriff leads lawsuit blocking lawmakers from grabbing first responder pensionsThe DOJ is looking into whether it had withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files after reports claimed some records involving Trump were not released.A bill to lower Washington's legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .05 made it out of the Senate but didn't have the votes to get out of committee in the House.Harger: Copper wire theft is crippling Sound Transit. Olympia had a fix, but they didn’t vote on it The legislation that could have helped curbed copper wire theft died last week in Olympia without ever getting a vote.Chrystal Ortega's tireless dedication recently earned her the WSECU Community Champions Award and a $1,000 grant to further the mission.When Shawn Tibbitts opened Tibbitts FernHill, he was just trying to survive. The small Tacoma restaurant has since earned culinary awards and praise.Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its cherished holiday tradition of giving back by donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the South Sound region this season.Matthew Ballantyne has transformed that early awareness into action, embodying the organization's mission:"No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town."Discover Kitsap County’s creative soul: Where Nordic charm meets gothic gardens and ancient traditions thrive Kitsap County is full of wonderfully weird, authentically artsy, and unexpectedly magical corners that make visitors become locals and locals never want to leave.
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