SEATTLE — Labor, immigrant and civil rights advocates gathered in Seattle today demanding accountability from state officials after a KING 5 investigation revealed Washington’s Department of Licensing (DOL) was sharing private resident data with federal immigration enforcement.
“When our communities are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back,” chanted protesters at the rally organized by One America, an immigrants’ rights group led by Executive Director Roxana Norouzi.
The rally follows KING 5’s August investigation that exposed how ICE obtained access to Washington driver and vehicle data for deportation purposes, violating state sanctuary laws designed to protect immigrant communities…