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Spokane bans warrantless ICE and Border Patrol searches in private areas of city-owned property

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
New law requires federal agents to get a warrant to conduct searches in the boarding areas of the city’s bus station
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Statement on Supreme Court Muslim Ban Ruling

Published: 
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Today’s ruling is not the first time the Supreme Court has been wrong. It’s sadly not the first time the Court has allowed official racism and xenophobia to continue, rather than standing up to it.  As with earlier rulings, history will judge today’s decision harshly.
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5 Things You Can Do To Fight For Immigrant Families

Published: 
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Incarcerating families is not the solution to family separation. We need to keep up the pressure. Want to help? Here’s what you can do
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Border Patrol’s Unlawful Detention of Greyhound Bus Passenger in Spokane Leads to Damages Claim

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
A routine bus trip home to his family became a nightmare for a man whom U.S. Border Patrol agents unlawfully detained for hours
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Detención Ilegal Por Parte de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE. UU contra un Pasajero de Autobús de Greyhound en Spokane Resulta en Reclama de Daños y Perjuicios

News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Un viaje rutina en autobús para llegar a casa con su familia se convirtió en una pesadilla para un hombre que fue detenido ilegalmente durante horas por agentes de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU.
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ACLU letter to Greyhound Bus

Document, Published: 
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
ACLU affiliates in ten states call for Greyhound Bus to demand a warrant before allowing CBP agents to do inspections on buses
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ACLU: Greyhound Must Stop Giving Border Patrol Permission to Conduct Bus Raids

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
The ACLU of Washington and ACLU affiliates in California and eight other states sent a letter to Greyhound Lines Inc. to urge the company to change its policies and refuse U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) permission to conduct raids on buses without warrants.
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Faulty Lexipol policies expose police departments to costly lawsuits, ACLU-WA and NWIRP warn in letter to local law enforcement agencies statewide

News Release, Published: 
Monday, January 22, 2018
The ACLU of Washington and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project are notifying law enforcement agencies in Washington about the settlement of a lawsuit in which the City of Spokane agreed to pay damages and attorneys’ fees to a man it unlawfully detained and held for immigration authorities after he was the victim of a car accident.
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