The law directs health officials to set rules for sanitary conditions, conduct unannounced inspections, and levy civil penalties at private detention facilities.
TACOMA, Wash. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for Washington state to enforce parts of a law requiring stricter health and safety standards at the privately run immigration detention center in Tacoma, reversing a lower court ruling that had blocked the law.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction that had barred enforcement of sections of House Bill 1470, a 2023 law directing state health officials to set rules for sanitary conditions, conduct unannounced inspections, and
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