WA is a 'sanctuary' state. What does that mean for deportations?

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project: www.nwirp.org (www.nwirp.org)
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network: waisn.org/
WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline (Monday-Friday; 8am-6pm) at 1-844-724-3737.
The Trump administration made good on a promise to increase deportations across the US.
So what does it mean that Washington is a sanctuary state? And Seattle a sanctuary city?
We’ll hear from deputy director of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Vanessa Gutierrez about what people should know about federal laws, and our local laws too.
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