WA lawmakers target immigrant detention center with tax, fine and oversight bills

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 1,022

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Zahid Chaudhry, a U.S. Army veteran, was held in the Northwest ICE Processing Center for four months last year.

He was released in December. While inside, he saw multiple fellow detainees try to kill themselves, food was “inadequate at best” and “medical care was often medical violence,” his wife Melissa Chaudhry recently told Washington state lawmakers.

“He directly witnessed that the health conditions inside are appalling,” she said.

The state has spent …

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