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Federal Prosecutors in Western Washington State Will Let Many ICE Detention Cases Go Unopposed

The U.S. attorney’s office says it can’t keep up with the surge in immigration detention challenges.

No Kings Protest Seattle

Most immigration habeas petitions were handed in western Washington state last year. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

By Gavin J. Quinton

November 9, 2026 10:25 p.m.

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