SEATTLE — President Donald Trump’s border czar signaled this week that Seattle could see increased immigration enforcement operations due to its sanctuary status.

Tom Homan spoke with reporters at the White House on Thursday, saying there would be a “ramp-up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in sanctuary cities, like Seattle, Portland, New York and Los Angeles.

“All these sanctuary cities refuse to work with ICE where we know public safety threats are being released, and to this day and especially those cities, we’re going to address that,” Homan said.

Under the Keep Washington Working Act, local law enforcement in Washington state is prevented from collecting a person’s immigration or citizenship status unless it pertains to a criminal law violation. It also prev

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