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Spokane protests the detention of two legal immigrants and President Trump in week of action

By Samantha Wohlfeil and Colton Rasanen

Jun 19, 2025

Last week, Spokane saw two days of major protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and unconstitutional overreach, including his deployment of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to respond to protests in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, June 11, several hours before a planned protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, a few dozen protesters in Spokane rallied around a facility the federal agency is using at 411 W. Cataldo Ave. in an attempt to block agents from moving two asylum seekers to a detention facility in Tacoma...

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NEWS BRIEFS: Spokane County's top prosecutor, Larry Haskell, retires

Plus, Spokane argues over camping rules, and Idaho restricts candy and soda for those on food assistance

By Inlander Staff
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Trump aims to defund public media, impacting rural residents most, including in Washington and Idaho

By Victor Corral Martinez
Jun 19, 2025
Things to know going into Spokane's weekend of planned protests and events

By Samantha Wohlfeil
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Spokane ICE protesters charged with felonies released after first appearance, and other updates

Stuckart offers more context on man in his care, politicians react

By Samantha Wohlfeil and Colton Rasanen
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Police respond in force to largely peaceful Spokane protests over immigration enforcement

By Inlander Staff
Jun 12, 2025
New Washington laws strengthen protections for immigrant communities amid federal attacks

By Victor Corral Martinez
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NEWS BRIEFS: Idaho State Police plan to transport immigrants for ICE

Plus, Washington ramps up the search for a Leavenworth murder suspect; and U of I won't buy University of Phoenix

By Inlander Staff
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Eleven Spokane Falls Community College students are first graduates of new integrated behavioral health bachelor's degree

By Colton Rasanen
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By Eliza Billingham
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NEWS BRIEFS: North Idaho voters pass school levies

Plus, SCOTUS allows Trump to end an immigration program, and WSU reorganizes Pullman admin

By Inlander Staff
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The Trump administration wants to cut a grant program that helps low-income households in Spokane

By Victor Corral Martinez
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How a North Idaho city is skirting a statewideflag law to show solidarity with Canada

By Victor Corral Martinez
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By Bee Reiswig
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Is Washington’s new law requiring clergy to report child sexual abuse effective and constitutional?

By Eliza Billingham
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Scholastic Fantastic 2025

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An appointee will replace Spokane City Council member Lili Navarrete before the November election

By Colton Rasanen
May 29, 2025
The University of Idaho's new weed- killing robot is helping grow more trees to reforest public lands

By Eliza Billingham
May 29, 2025
Whitworth's Melinda Mullet turned her lived experience into a fight for end-of-life care

By Madison Pearson
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Researchers at Washington State University are developing a process to safely recycle end-of-life wind turbine blades

By Victor Corral Martinez
May 29, 2025
Gonzaga biology professor Jens Hegg wants to use freshwater mussel shells to determine a climate baseline in Northwest waterways

By Colton Rasanen
May 29, 2025