ICE searched WA driver’s license data into November, report finds

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: January 8, 2026

Words: 1,121

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Despite vows to restrict immigration authorities’ access to Washington state Department of Licensing information, the data sharing continued in a new form, researchers revealed Thursday.

The University of Washington Center for Human Rights reports that federal immigration agents searched Department of Licensing data before stopping drivers at least nine times between August and November.

State officials say they cut off U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to this data in mid-November.

In a joint …

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