Gross Human Rights Violations in Washington State: Refoulement and Enforced Disappearance

  • Date: August, 2025
Gross Human Rights Violations in Washington State: Refoulement and Enforced Disappearance report cover, outline of Washington state cut into three, with handcuffs, cell bars, and a Global X plane overlaid over the state.

This report traces connections between Washington state and gross human rights violations against migrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), finding evidence of greater local involvement in such cases than previously known; including cases where people with Washington state ties were illegally expelled to a notorious El Salvador prison or transferred to U.S. military detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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