AG Ferguson files 27th lawsuit against Trump

By Joe Teehan June 22, 2018 8:14 am

KGMIAP Photo/Elaine ThompsonWashington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, speaks as Attorney General Bob Ferguson looks on at a news conference announcing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a policy of separating immigrant families illegally entering the United States, in front of the Federal Detention Center In SeaTac, Wash. Ferguson made the announcement outside the federal prison south of Seattle, where about 200 immigration detainees have been transferred — including dozens of women separated from their children under the administration's "zero tolerance" policy.

6-22-2018

SEATAC, Wash. — Washington is one of eight states suing the Trump Administration over the allegedly widespread separation of illegal immigrant families, despite President Trump’s executive order which addressed the issue.

During a Thursday press conference at SeaTac’s Federal Detention Center, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the executive order was flawed because it wasn’t retroactive and that the caveats make it “meaningless.”

He announced he will lead a coalition of states challenging the current federal immigration policies, many of which were put in place for the safety of children.

This will be Ferguson’s 27th lawsuit against the Trump Administration.