U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently reached out to the Nisqually Indian Tribe in an attempt to secure additional immigrant-detention space in Washington, but the tribe said it will not house detainees now or in the future.

This year more people have been detained at the 1,575-bed Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, which is the only detention center in the region. As reported by The News Tribune in March, the center was nearing capacity as immigration arrests increased since President Donald Trump began his second term in January.

In a news release last week, the Nisqually Tribal Council said ICE has been reaching out to other tribal governments and municipalities in Washington. The council “reaffirmed the Tribe’s commitment to treat all people with dignity and respe

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