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flag Spokane approved a $1M DOJ grant for 8 new officers, with assurances it won’t force immigration cooperation.

flag The Spokane City Council approved a $1 million DOJ grant to hire eight new police officers, overriding concerns from over 20 residents who feared it could force cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. flag While critics worried the funds might conflict with Washington state’s anti-ICE policies, city officials and Police Chief Kevin Hall assured the public the grant would not require compliance with federal immigration actions or executive orders, emphasizing the department’s existing protections for immigrants and its right to return funds if future mandates violate local law. flag The grant, which requires a 25% local match, supports gun violence prevention and community policing under the COPS program.

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