Cost of Deportations
The Economic Policy Institute has created a new resource allowing citizens to look at the economic impact of deportations on communities across the US.
“The Trump administration is taking billions of taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations.
What could this money be used for instead?
The 2025 Republican tax and spending megabill (the OBBBA) enabled the Trump administration to take your taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations. This calculator helps you see what the money could have funded instead through the remainder of Trump’s term.”
License Plate Data Sharing
The University of Washington Center for Human Rights has reported upon continued WA State Dept of License data sharing through the NIETS system with Customs & Border Patrol in Roadside Assist: Washington State’s Continued Sharing of Drivers’ Information with Federal Immigration Enforcement. See the July 2026 update regarding ongoing license plate data sharing in WA state.
- FOX 13: “UW report says Washington driver data was used in 58 immigration arrests”
- KUOW: “This Seattle-area mechanic offers free tows for vehicles left behind after ICE arrests
- KUOW: “WA has blocked over 100,000 federal attempts to access license plate data”
Detention Center Conditions
The University of Washington Center for Human Rights has created an entire series of reports on conditions inside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma WA. Many (not all) of these reports were created during the COVID pandemic and can be found at the links below along with report updates on specific topics:
- Background, Methodology & Human Rights Standards (Mar 2020)
- Sanitation of Food & Laundry (Mar 2020)
- Allegations of Medical Neglect (Apr 2020)
- Use of Solitary Confinement (Nov 2020)
- COVID 19 & Health Standards (Dec 2020)
- Reporting of Sexual Assault & Abuse (May 2022)
- Uses of Force & Chemical Agents (Aug 2023)
- Patterns of Neglect in TPD (Tacoma Police Dept) Response to Crimes (Apr 2025)
- NWDC’s Unenforced Contract (Jul 2025)
- Lower Contract Standards, Gaps in Accountability (May 2026)
Updated Reports on specific topics: