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100+ unqualified immigrants were hired as corrections officers in Washington jails, whistleblower claims
An anonymous whistleblower claimed that a Washington corrections department illegally hired unqualified immigrants as corrections officers.
According to Fox News Digital, the individual wrote to the Criminal Justice Training Commission in August, stating that the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention violated a state statute that requires all peace officers and corrections officers to be United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, or recipients of deferred action for childhood arrivals.
"It has come to my attention, that, over the past several years, the King County DAJD has knowingly hired individuals as corrections officers who do not meet these legal requirements," the letter to the commission read.
The whistleblower claimed that in some instances, individuals with temporary work visas or expired work authorization were hired to guard detention centers.
"This practice not only undermines the integrity of Washington's criminal justice system but also presents significant legal and security concerns," the whistleblower remarked, urging the commission to investigate the claims promptly.
The number of unqualified hires could exceed 100, according to the whistleblower, SeattleRed's "The Jason Rantz Show" first reported.
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“The scale of this problem cannot be overstated. It is estimated that well over 100 corrections officers currently employed by DAJD may fall into this questionable status,” the whistleblower reportedly stated. “Some estimates place the number closer to 130 officers."
"If the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) revokes their certifications, these individuals would be unable to continue serving as corrections officers," the statement continued. "The loss of this many staff would place the County’s jail system on the brink of collapse, with the very real possibility of forcing the closure of a jail due to unsafe staffing levels.”
The WSCJTC “provides training and certification after agencies hire and verify that individuals meet all employment and eligibility requirements under state law,” the commission told Blaze News, noting that employers are responsible for determining employment eligibility.
“WSCJTC is conducting an open investigation into King County’s hiring practices for individuals who do not meet state eligibility requirements. WSCJTC will initiate a decertification case against any individual who is not qualified for certification under state law,” the commission continued. “WSCJTC immediately expelled four King County corrections academy recruits after King County confirmed they did not meet eligibility requirements.”
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If Trump labels Antifa a foreign terrorist organization, here's what he can do next
President Trump told members of a White House roundtable on Wednesday that he would designate Antifa a foreign terrorist organization.
The roundtable discussion, which included reporters who have covered Antifa street violence in Portland and Seattle for years, led to the president saying, "Let's get it done."
'We've been treating Antifa like a local crime issue.'
While Trump designated the group a domestic terrorist organization in late September, no such formal designation officially exists in U.S. law. The president did direct all "relevant executive departments" to use their authorities to disrupt and investigate Antifa operations, but escalating the group to an FTO comes with a wider array of enforcement options.
First, providing any material support or resources to an FTO is a federal crime with a prison sentence of at least 20 years. Any bank, person, or organization that provides funding to an FTO is subject to a federal investigation, and any financial institution that becomes aware that it "has possession of, or control[s]" FTO funds and fails to intervene would face a $50,000 fine per violation.
The designation also opens up any noncitizen to possible deportation, if ties to Antifa are found. Aliens can also be determined to be inadmissible to the United States if they are found to be in connection with or in support of any FTO.
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Executive Order 13224, signed by President George W. Bush in September 2001, blocked the ability of those connected to FTOs to make transactions related to property.
The FTO designation also unleashes the Treasury Department, giving the Office of Foreign Assets Control the ability to freeze assets and block use of assets of any organization found to be working with terrorists.
"All property and interests in property of designated individuals or entities that are in the United States or that come within the United States, or that come within the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked," the executive order states.
Additionally, labeling Antifa an FTO allows for surveillance of any "foreign powers" and their "agents" at a lower threshold than the average U.S. citizen.
This is where the possible downside of designating Antifa as an FTO comes into play. Spying on foreign governments, foreign factions, or a "foreign-based political organization, not substantially composed of United States persons" could lead to all sorts of diplomatic issues, as well as civil rights problems.
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The risk of political weaponization in the future is also of grave concern, considering how federal entities have already been seemingly used against Trump.
First Amendment issues could also arise, and the designation raises questions as to whether expressing support for Antifa's stated beliefs, past or present, online would prompt a federal investigation.
Blaze News national correspondent Julio Rosas, who attended the Antifa roundtable, says the FTO designation would be a great move to dismantle the support Antifa has overseas.
"This movement is not just a problem in our country. Antifa is very active in the U.K., France, and Germany, to name a few places," Rosas told Blaze News. "Due to its decentralized nature, Antifa relies on support groups that work towards their same goals."
Blaze News senior politics editor Christopher Bedford stated that freedom of speech and civil liberties must be protected but added, "We've been treating Antifa like a local crime issue when they are, in fact, enacting political terror."
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Good guy with a gun blows away suspect who shot 2 during downtown fight, ran off
Seattle police said patrol officers responded last week to reports of gunfire near First Avenue and Union Street.
Police said the initial shooting occurred around 10 p.m. May 28 near the Four Seasons Hotel on Union Street.
A Seattle-area gun range employee on Tuesday afternoon told Blaze News that 'it sucks' and 'it's wild' that the incident occurred — but that there's 'no real way to prevent it from happening other than by being ready for it.'
Officers arrived and found three people with gunshot wounds, police said.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes told KING-TV that three people got into a fight, and one of them took out a gun and shot the other two — and then ran from the scene.
Police said a private citizen who's licensed to carry a firearm intervened and shot the suspect. KING identified that suspect as a 16-year-old male.
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Seattle fire crews said they treated an 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, both of whom were taken to a hospital in serious condition, police told the station.
The 16-year-old male accused of shooting the 18-year-old male and 17-year-old male was taken to a hospital, where he died, police told KING.
The private citizen who shot the suspect cooperated with officers, police said, adding that he was taken to Seattle Police Headquarters, where detectives interviewed him. Police said the citizen has not been arrested, KING reported.
Those with information about the incident are asked to call the Seattle Police Department Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000, police said.
A Seattle-area gun range employee on Tuesday afternoon told Blaze News that "it sucks" and "it's wild" that the incident occurred — but that there's "no real way to prevent it from happening other than by being ready for it."
At the same time, the gun range employee — who spoke to Blaze News on the condition of anonymity — added that politicians are passing laws and "putting up more barriers" that are "making it harder" for everyday citizens to protect themselves with guns.
"I honestly don't think that's going to help," the employee told Blaze News.
Regardless of how last week's shooting plays out, the gun range employee added to Blaze News that "Seattle is going down the drain."
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Christians attacked by Antifa during prayer meeting — but the mayor blames ‘far-right’ attendees
On May 24, 2025, at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, a group of Christians gathered to pray over a number of issues, including America’s children, abortion, the preservation of the nuclear family, and spiritual revival, among other concerns. The event was put on by On Fire Ministries as part of a "#DontMessWithOurKids" rally.
Such a gathering was bound to attract counterprotesters in the Emerald City.
It wasn’t long before “Antifa showed up,” says Sara Gonzales, host of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.” “They were very much on high alert — provoking people, showing up to create chaos and incite violence.”
Seattle-based journalist and correspondent for the Post Millennial, a conservative Canadian online news magazine, Katie Daviscourt reported that she was “physically chased by Antifa militants and trans activists.”
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According to reports, 23 people, the majority of whom were counterprotesters, were arrested at the assembly for assault, obstruction, and throwing objects at police and rally attendees.
And yet, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell “said that the Christians were the ones at fault for being assaulted,” says Sara.
His statement read: “Seattle is proud of our reputation as a welcoming, inclusive city for LGBTQ+ communities, and we stand with our trans neighbors when they face bigotry and injustice. Today’s far-right rally was held here for this very reason — to provoke a reaction by promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city’s values, in the heart of Seattle’s most prominent LGBTQ+ neighborhood.”
“It was a ‘far-right’ rally because they got together and they prayed,” scoffs Sara. “They're not allowed to do that in gay neighborhoods, I guess, because it disturbs the demons.”
Head researcher and writer for “The Glenn Beck Program,” Jason Buttrill, says this counterprotest was no isolated event but rather a single clash in a grand scheme to disrupt and destabilize societal order.
“Something is coming. I don't know when it is coming, but these are little signs of the larger explosion that's about to happen,” he warns.
BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden fears it’s only a matter of time before we see a nasty conservative response to these radical demonstrations by leftist fringe groups — likely from war-hardened veterans who know they could “deal with this in a day.”
“This is taking massive amounts of restraint from the right every single day, and they want a response. ... They're going to get it at some point,” he says, “and it's not going to be pleasant for them.”
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