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TACOMA ICE FACILITY NEARS 1,575 CAPACITY; LAWYERS SAY LEGAL ACCESS CUT AS COURT RULES BOND DENIALS ILLEGAL

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Attorneys and advocates report Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center is at or near its 1,575-bed capacity, with fewer in-person legal visitation rooms and the end of a Legal Orientation Program hindering counsel access. ICE denies overcrowding. A recent federal ruling found local bond-denial practices unlawful, but lawyers say immigration judges have been slow to comply.

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