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Bill would ban ICE agents from law enforcement jobs in Washington (www.seattletimes.com)

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... House Bill 2641 specifically applies to ICE agents who were hired after President Donald Trump began his second term on Jan. 20, 2025. Simmons told The Seattle Times that the reasoning for applying the law to only agents hired after that date is because of the way those agents have been trained and is not based on political affiliation.

“I think the people who are signing up to be part of this administration’s immigration enforcement and the tactics they’re using across Washington is really concerning, and I don’t want people that are trained in that culture to come and infiltrate our culture,” Simmons said. ...

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[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

You can comment and indicate support (or opposition) to the bill here: https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641