Proposed block on WA police hiring ICE agents fizzles out in Legislature

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 559

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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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 …

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