Washington state health officials may be on the verge of winning a yearslong fight to gain access to the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
The Washington State Health Department has been trying to get into the center to investigate complaints about the conditions there. Federal officials and the private company that runs the site have blocked those efforts thus far, but a recent court ruling could change that.
Lauren Jenks is the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Public Health at the state health department. She told KUOW’s Angela King about the latest facility’s latest happenings.…