Northwest ICE Processing Center
Coverage of Northwest ICE Processing Center in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention
Under the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used court orders to perform involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding, on at least 10 hunger strikers in immigration detention from 2025 to 2026. These procedures, considered torture by human rights groups, occurred at facilities in Texas, Florida, and Washington state, with similar actions reported under President Joe Biden in 2024.
- What happens when there’s an assault in Tacoma’s ICE detention center?
The privately run ICE detention center in Tacoma faces reported issues including unsanitary conditions, limited medical access, and physical assaults. A lawsuit by the Washington Attorney General alleges the facility has received 3,500 complaints, with two detainees dying in custody in 2024. State officials have struggled to inspect the facility, and GEO Group, the operating company, has not commented on the cases.
- State attorney arrested by immigration officials, held in detention center
Shucheng 'Charlie' Yang, a 32-year-old Chinese national and Alaska Department of Law attorney, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 10. ICE claims he violated his admission terms, citing him as a 'deportable alien,' and he is held in Tacoma pending immigration proceedings. His case, likely involving an asylum application, is scheduled for a hearing in October.
- State attorney arrested by immigration officials, held in detention center
Shucheng 'Charlie' Yang, a Chinese national and Alaska Department of Law attorney, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is detained in Tacoma pending immigration proceedings. His asylum application and alleged violation of admission terms are under review, with a hearing scheduled for October. The Alaska Department of Law confirmed employment eligibility checks for all hires.
- State attorney arrested by immigration officials, held in detention center
Shucheng 'Charlie' Yang, a Chinese national and Alaska Department of Law attorney, was arrested by ICE for allegedly violating his admission terms and is detained in Tacoma, Washington. His asylum case, pending since October 2025, is scheduled for a hearing in October. Yang, admitted to the Alaska Bar in June 2025, pled no contest to a speeding ticket but faces deportation proceedings.
- Judge says health inspectors must be admitted into Washington ICE lockup
A federal judge ordered the private prison company GEO Group to allow Washington Department of Health inspectors into an ICE detention center in Tacoma. The judge rejected GEO Group's arguments about federal contractor immunity and ICE's involvement, granting a preliminary injunction to enforce state health and safety inspections at the facility.