ICE Detention Facility and Arrest Surge

U.S. Department of Homeland Security is exploring a turn-key ICE detention facility near Seattle. ICE arrests surge in Seattle — data from Jan 2025 to May 2026 shows 542 arrests, raising questions about local enforcement and community response. US Representatives investigate hunger strike at Tacoma ICE facility (140 detainees, 20th hunger strike this year); congresswomen inspect facility, adding official scrutiny and highlighting conditions.