‘I was trying to follow the rules:’ WA asylum seekers detained over questionable violations

Recent court rulings show how ICE is citing missed immigration check-ins — often without evidence — to detain asylum seekers

By: Rachel Spacek

Outlets: InvestigateWest

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 2,899

Last Updated: 2 days, 20 hours ago

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Last March, Wilfredo Castillo pulled up to a nondescript business park in Tukwila, Washington, where he had been dozens of times for routine check-ins with his immigration case manager.

The case manager had told Castillo to bring flight information and the address for where they’d be staying during an upcoming trip to visit his wife Karri’s family in Colorado. Castillo had fled Venezuela in 2020, where he was barred from graduating from college for participating …

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