UPDATE: Senator Patty Murray sounding off late Friday evening as the mayor reacted.
“This week the Trump administration decided to detain a hardworking roofer with a 10-year-old daughter who’s lived in America the majority of her life—a family who, as far as I know, did everything legally to be here. Trump isn’t going after criminals or the ‘worst of the worst’, he’s deporting hardworking people who make our communities better,” Senator Murray said, “My office is working to learn more about this case and while our options are always limited in scenarios like this, we will do whatever we can to help. I don’t believe this kind of cruel mass deportation agenda is what most Americans want—using our voices and our votes, we can bring sanity, decency, and due process to our immigration enforcement.”
Update from NonStop Locals Bradley Warren, We have reached out to all members of the delegation and the governors office, this copy will be updated as morrow is available.
UPDATE: January 23, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.
Mayor Lisa Brown released a statement on Friday in response to the news of a Spokane Public Schools elementary student and their family being detained by ICE.
“My heart goes out to this family and all those who are being forced to live in fear and uncertainty,” Brown said. “This is another example of the Department of Homeland Security’s overreach. The federal government keeps telling us they are focused on criminals, yet a Spokane father and child, neither of whom have a criminal record, were detained and sent to Texas. That contradiction demands accountability and Congress needs to step up to ensure this does not keep playing out in our cities.”
SPOKANE, Wash. – A Spokane Public Schools (SPS) student and their family were recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and taken to a family detention center.
The SPS Board announced this during a meeting on Wednesday night and confirmed, with the family’s permission, that it was an elementary school student.
The incident occurred while the family was traveling out of state.
The board did not disclose the student’s name or the school they attend but mentioned that the family has no criminal history.
Article originally published January 21, 2026 at 10:29 p.m.
