{"id":2479265,"date":"2025-08-26T20:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spokane-bans-ice-from-entering-permitted-events-without-a-warrant\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:36:13","slug":"spokane-bans-ice-from-entering-permitted-events-without-a-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spokane-bans-ice-from-entering-permitted-events-without-a-warrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokane bans ICE from entering permitted events without a warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspokane-bans-ice-from-entering-permitted-events-without-a-warrant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2479265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Spokane City Council has voted to prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >entering permitted public events<\/a> without a warrant. This measure aims to protect attendees&#8217; rights by designating certain permitted events on public right-of-ways as nonpublic areas requiring express permission for entry, including for federal agents. The ordinance passed with a 5-2 vote despite concerns from the Spokane Police Chief, who noted that the police department would not enforce the law and warned it might create a false sense of security. Opponents argued the council lacks authority over federal agencies and expressed concerns about potential loss of federal funding, referencing warnings from President Trump and U.S.Attorney General Pam Bondi about sanctuary jurisdictions. Supporters contend the measure ensures people can gather without fear of unwarranted detention. The ordinance is seen as a symbolic step toward protecting immigrant communities amid ongoing national debates over immigration enforcement. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Spokane bans ICE from entering permitted events without a warrant<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2213244\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;Despite threats over federal funding, the Spokane City Council voted Monday to ban U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> agents from entering permitted events without a warrant.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows warnings from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi that sanctuary jurisdictions could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-city-declares-itself-sanctuary-city-from-federal-overreach\/\" title=\"California City Declares Itself Sanctuary City From Federal Overreach\">lose federal funding<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/17-state-ags-defend-desantiss-ban-on-sanctuary-cities\/\" title=\"17 State AGs Defend DeSantis\u2019s Ban on Sanctuary Cities\">impeding immigration enforcement<\/a>. The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> didn&rsquo;t include Spokane in its latest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-publishes-list-sanctuary-jurisdictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">list<\/a>, but it did mention the state and Seattle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3783552\/colorado-commited-to-increasing-housing-supply\/\">Colorado commited to increasing housing supply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3783522\/pritzker-illinois-lgbtq-hotline-transgender-athletes\/\">Pritzker unveils Illinois LGBTQ hotline amid debate over transgender athletes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3783355\/menendez-regrets-characterization-wife-nadine-trial\/\">Menendez says he regrets &#8216;money hungry&#8217; characterization of his wife at trial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Aug. 5 list is only the start, as the Trump administration plans to expand it as the DOJ gathers more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/ag\/us-sanctuary-jurisdiction-list-following-executive-order-14287-protecting-american-communities?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">information<\/a>. Federal judges have blocked efforts to divert federal funding so far, but if another one clears the way, Spokane could lose&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/article_acb1911b-e8d4-4753-a4f8-a11f15a38238.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">millions<\/a>&nbsp;of dollars if the city ends up on a future DOJ list.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can&rsquo;t get much clearer than the chief of police telling you that this is unenforceable and it is going to create a false sense of security,&rdquo; Councilmember Michael Cathcart said. &ldquo;Individuals will believe that they are protected by a mere vote of this council that has no power &mdash; no power over the federal government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall met with the council shortly before its legislative session and said that the ordinance is very limited and narrow. He said the Spokane Police Department wouldn&rsquo;t have a role in enforcement, and worries about a breach of trust with residents if they think officers can do more.<\/p>\n<p>The ideologically divided council still passed the law 5-2, with Cathcart and Councilmember Jonathan Bingle voting in opposition. It essentially allows city officials to designate permitted events on public right-of-ways as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/article_8e0e9fb6-5e2f-4180-873e-bb4a681e0eb9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nonpublic<\/a>&nbsp;areas that require express permission to enter, including federal agents.<\/p>\n<p>If immigration authorities lack a warrant, they can&rsquo;t enter unless the organizer permits them to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the problem. I think people think we have a much larger role in particularly enforcement where we don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Hall told the officials. &ldquo;SPD cannot and will not interfere with federal immigration enforcement.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said that if an event organizer did call 911 about a violation, his officers would respond, but only to preserve peace and ensure the safety of everyone present. Three residents testified in opposition to the proposal, citing a need to focus on more dire priorities, while eight other people testified in support.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Dixit, who is running against Bingle for his seat this fall, said all it does is introduce a permitting process to designate certain areas as nonpublic. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdogs-warn-ohios-gold-standard-voter-rolls-tarnished\/\" title=\"Watchdogs Warn Ohio&#039;s &#039;Gold Standard&#039; Voter Rolls Tarnished\">law doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t stop state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"... pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> from doing their jobs. She said it just means people can gather without the fear of being detained.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3782220\/georgia-national-guard-ice-operations-kemp-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GEORGIA&rsquo;S NATIONAL GUARD BECOMES LATEST TO SUPPORT ICE OPERATIONS AFTER KEMP ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The proposal initially came from former Councilmember Lili Navarrete, who resigned on June 30. She left the dais the same day her peers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/article_1036f45b-1a00-4634-8ee2-3f4257a129c1.html\">rejected<\/a>&nbsp;the idea. It came up as an emergency ordinance, which requires a five-member majority to pass. However, Navarrete&rsquo;s replacement helped push it through this time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is just a small step that we&rsquo;re able to take that creates that mechanism for folks to feel a little bit safer,&rdquo; interim Councilmember Shelby Lambdin said Monday,&nbsp;&ldquo;but also sends a really big message.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spokane bars ICE from permitted events without a warrant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2479266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/immigration-agents-arrest-oregon.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8364,3813,3970,32585,5348],"class_list":["post-2479265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-protests","tag-spokane","tag-warrant"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/immigration-agents-arrest-oregon.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2479265"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2479269,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479265\/revisions\/2479269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2479266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2479265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2479265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2479265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}