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Bothell council to study municipal resistance to immigration enforcement after public petition
Summary
Residents urged the council to adopt municipal resistance measures to limit local cooperation with federal immigration agents. Council members supported scheduling a study session and possible subcommittee for March to review options used by other Washington cities.
Tamara Wood, who submitted a letter signed by 71 community members, told the council the city should move "beyond signs and whistles" and adopt municipal-resistance policies to protect constitutional rights and due process for all residents. She proposed concrete measures including dispatching local officers to verify unmarked agents' authority, enforcing a warrant-only entry standard, prohibiting federal…
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