*Correction 02/27/26 12:38pm: context for Professor Andrea Sempértegui's final quote has been altered to accurately reflect the importance of first-responders. The Washington State Senate passed Bill...

As Operation Metro Surge barrels through Minneapolis, fears of potential ICE activity have begun to swell locally. This week, Walla Walla has seen an anti-ICE protest downtown, gathering 75 to 100 people,...