The Washington Brief

Grade C · 10 of 18 points

No state mandate compels cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement.

The nine standards

Full · Partial · None

	Standard	Status	Citation
1	No state resources used	Full	Keep Washington Working Act / E2SB 5497 (2019) Ch. 440 / RCW 10.93.160 + RCW 43.17.425
2	No deputized local police	Full	RCW 10.93.160(11) (Keep Washington Working Act, 2019 c 440) — express statutory 287(g) ban; RCW 10.93.160(12) — immigration detention agreements barred, pre-existing agreements terminated
3	Off-limits: schools, hospitals, courthouses	Partial	RCW 2.28.310(1) (court facilities — no immigration inquiry, no notification of persons attending proceedings) + RCW 10.93.160(3) (schools, via school resource officers) — 2 of 6 location types
4	Limit for-profit detention	Partial	RCW 70.395.030 ("Prohibition on private incarceration"), added by 2021 c 30 §3 (HB 1090, eff. 2021-04-14)
5	Protect personal records	None	Source missing
6	Require a judge's warrant	Partial	RCW 10.93.160(7)-(8) — no detention solely to determine immigration status, nor solely on a civil immigration warrant or immigration hold request (administrative-detainer bar; no affirmative judicial-warrant mandate)
7	Public cooperation record	None	Source missing
8	Hold enforcement accountable	Partial	RCW 43.10.105 ("Civil investigations — Demands for documents, testimony"), added by 2026 c 243 §1 (ESSB 5925), eff. 2026-06-11
9	Identified agents, recording allowed	Full	RCW 10.116.052(2) (Laws of 2026 ch. 115 s1; SSB 5855, eff. 2026-03-19) - officer shall be reasonably identifiable; SB 5855 opaque face-covering prohibition; state body-cam recording mandates

Off-limits: schools, hospitals, courthouses (Partial provision) — keep federal civil enforcement out of schools, hospitals, and courthouses absent a judge’s warrant. What this limit is → See the model language →
Limit for-profit detention (Partial provision) — stop state permits, funding, and leases from propping up for-profit immigration detention. What this limit is → See the model language →
Protect personal records (No provision) — wall off residents’ voter, DMV, school, health, and licensing records from federal civil enforcement without a judge’s warrant. What this limit is → See the model language →
Require a judge's warrant (Partial provision) — require a judge’s warrant before state or local cooperation with a civil detainer. What this limit is → See the model language →
Public cooperation record (No provision) — put cooperation with federal civil enforcement on the public record. What this limit is → See the model language →
Hold enforcement accountable (Partial provision) — give residents a real remedy when enforcement crosses the line. What this limit is → See the model language →