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Committee approves ordinance limiting use of King County property for civil immigration enforcement, 5-0
Summary
The Law and Justice Committee approved an ordinance codifying limits on the use of county-owned and -controlled properties for civil immigration enforcement, added a striking amendment and title amendment, and voted 5-0 to place the ordinance as amended on the March 17 council consent agenda.
The Law and Justice Committee voted March 4 to approve a proposed ordinance (2026-0027) restricting the use of King County–owned and -controlled property as staging areas, processing locations, or operational bases for civil immigration enforcement operations. The committee passed the ordinance as amended by a 5–0 roll-call vote and will place it on the council consent agenda for the March 17 meeting.
Council staff Gene Paul summarized the measure and the amendments, saying the ordinance would codify limitations included in a recent executive order and require the executive to design signage templates, classify county property for risk of use in civil immigration…
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