Washington state is going back to court with the Northwest ICE Processing Center.

The state argues they should be able to inspect the facility.

But the federally contracted detention center owners disagree.

We’ll unpack what’s going on with the Washington State Standard’s Jake Goldenstein-Street.

Read more about it from Jake here.

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Washington state is going back to court with the Northwest ICE Processing Center.
The state argues they should be able to inspect the facility.
But the federally contracted detention center owners disagree.
We&rsquo;ll unpack what&rsquo;s going on with the Washington State Standard&rsquo;s Jake Goldenstein-Street.
Read more about it from Jake <a href="https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/04/28/wa-asks-judge-to-force-tacoma-immigrant-detention-center-operator-to-let-inspectors-in/">here</a>.
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Washington state is going back to court with the Northwest ICE Processing Center.  The state argues they should be able to inspect the facility.  But the federally contracted detention center owners disagree.  We’ll unpack what’s going on with the Washington State Standard’s Jake Goldenstein-Street.