The governor of Washington signed an executive order Thursday reaffirming policies that bar state police and corrections officers from making arrests purely on immigration status in a rebuke of the Trump administration.
2:36 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blogInslee`s order says the Washington State Patrol and the state Corrections Department can`t make arrests based solely on immigration status unless required to do so by federal law.
"Under this executive order, we are not obviating federal law," Inslee said at a news conference.
"The order also says state agencies can`t inquire about immigration status just to determine whether someone is in the country illegally, and it orders that agencies continue to provide services regardless of immigration status.
Inslee said he doesn`t believe the executive order changes existing state patrol rules.
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