President-elect Donald Trump might find it difficult to carry out his plans for mass deportations in Washington state and Seattle due to the laws they have in place, which limit law enforcement's ability to help with federal immigration enforcement.
Passed in 2019, the Keep Washington Working Act restricts local police from assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement. Under the state law, the police cannot arrest people based on civil immigration warrants and are not permitted to ask about someone's immigration status in non-criminal cases. It also restricts information sharing between state, local, and federal agencies.
