King County sheriff draws firm line on ICE, says deputies will not assist on immigration matters

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July 15, 2026

King County Sheriff Patty Cole-Tindall is drawing a firm line on how her office interacts with federal immigration authorities, saying deputies will not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on routine immigration matters.

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“There have been some, I’ll say, communications from the federal government, like attached to grants, that would require a jurisdiction to agree to certain things,” Cole-Tindall said. “King County has joined some lawsuits with other jurisdictions around the country related to saying we don’t think that that is fair or appropriate.”

Together, Cole-Tindall’s comments highlight King County’s stance that local law enforcement should not be drawn into federal civil immigration enforcement, except under judge-signed criminal court orders.

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