Democrat proposes bill to ban WA state patrol from hiring Trump-era ICE officers

(The Center Square) – Rep. Tarra Simmons — a Democrat with prior felony convictions — proposed on Wednesday prohibiting the Washington State Patrol from hiring recent Trump-era immigration agents.​

The Bremerton-based state representative previously served prison time after being arrested for theft, narcotics and unlawful possession of a firearm. Last year, Simmons proposed a bill with Republicans to give certain felons a “pathway” to restoring their firearm rights, including felons with drug convictions.​

A Kitsap judge vacated Simmon’s record in 2023 under a 2019 state law<...