In Washington, the governor has banned help immigration officers

The governor of Washington has prohibited his employees from helping to implement the immigration decree of Donald Trump.

Jay Insley signed a decree prohibiting employees from refusing to provide services to people depending on their civil or legal status and prohibiting helping to detain immigrants, violating their civil rights, writes The Independent.

Governor Inslee said, “Washington will not willingly facilitate despicable policies that destroy families and jeopardize our national security and public safety. Our officers protect the public by enforcing criminal laws, rather than acting as [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] or civil enforcement officials.”

He added that he reaffirmed the state's "commitment to tolerance, diversity and inclusiveness" and ordered "that all government agencies in my executive branch perform only the functions and responsibilities prescribed to them by state and federal law."

“In Washington State, we do not discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, ethnicity or national origin, and we remain committed to that even when federal policies create those conditions,” Inslee added.

Agencies are ordered not to collect more information about people than is necessary for the performance of their main duties.

According to the governor, immigrants make up 17% of the workforce in Washington and pay about $ 2,4 billion in taxes a year.

Meanwhile, during his visit to Mexico, US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said there would be "no mass deportations" and immigration officers would work within the law and respect human rights.

Recall that the administration of the President of the United States provided instructions, involving the expansion of the practice of deportation of illegal migrants from the United States.

The new instructions also give immigration agents broad authority in deciding who to deport and who not to detain, and argue that everyone who is in the US is illegal is subject to deportation.

January 25 signed a decree toughening the law on refuge cities, as well as an expanding list of persons subject to deportation.

Based on it in early February the immigration police conducted raids in several states during which 680 people were arrested.

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