The system, which compares employment eligibility forms to government records, has been described as error-ridden, cumbersome and redundant to the I-9.
The state's largest encampment, home to nearly 450 people, began as a protest but has become a microcosm of housing and homelessness issues nationwide.
A federal judge ruled that the owner of the Buckhorn Mountain mine in Okanogan County is responsible for cleanup and could face over $100 million in fines.
Polling shows that Americans' concern toward the war is waning. But for Washingtonians with connections abroad, the last eight months has been a collective trauma.