Feds fly 110 detained migrants to Washington state, advocacy group says

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More than 100 detained migrants were flown Sunday to Seattle en route to the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, according to an advocacy group that called the number of people on the flight “unprecedented.”

La Resistencia said the group of 110 people came from Phoenix on Sunday and was the largest the organization had seen on such a flight since it began monitoring arrivals and departures in 2023. The biggest flight La Resistencia said it had seen before had 53 people.

The immigrant rights organization reported the people exited the plane at Boeing Field wearing handcuffs and civilian clothing. Their countries of origin were unclear.

La Resistencia’s founder Maru Mora Villalpando said the Sunday flight was odd, as the flights usually arrive at the King County-owned airport on Tuesdays.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/03/feds-fly-110-detained-migrants-to-washington-state-advocacy-group-says/

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1. Ah, privately run centers, of course

The privately-run detention center is one of the biggest of its kind in the country and the only in the state, with a capacity of over 1,500 people. La Resistencia said the 110 arrivals would push the center’s population over 1,000, returning it to pre-pandemic levels.

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The GEO Group, based in Florida, operates the facility. La Resistencia has for years pushed officials to close it.

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The for-profit facility in Tacoma has long faced scrutiny over alleged human rights violations.

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In the past, GEO paid detainees $1 a day for their work, including laundry, cleaning and preparing food. Last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed lower court rulings that found this practice violated Washington’s minimum wage law.

[SheltieLover]

2. Yup. New grift.

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3. ive got a room over the garage a woman and a small child can hide

..in my attic

im in the hills so not traffic to spot them.

seriously.