Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process
In 2025, Washington federal courts granted petitions challenging detention more than half the time
Chris Frisella
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Chris Frisella is a native Northwesterner with over 30 years of news editing and newsroom leadership experience. He’s edited many award-winning watchdog and investigative news articles for the Eugene Register-Guard, The Anchorage Times, Spokane’s weekly Inlander, and InvestigateWest, plus more than a dozen books. Chris is passionate about helping fellow journalists do their best work telling important true stories that make a difference.
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Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process
In 2025, Washington federal courts granted petitions challenging detention more than half the time
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