Rep. Larsen visits Ferndale ICE facility

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  Rep. Rick Larsen, D-WA, visited an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Ferndale“Rep. Rick Larsen, pictured here in this August 2025 file photo at the Bellingham Senior Center, visited an ICE processing facility in Ferndale on Friday, July 31.”
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  The visit occurred on July 31“Rep. Rick Larsen, pictured here in this August 2025 file photo at the Bellingham Senior Center, visited an ICE processing facility in Ferndale on Friday, July 31. ( Santiago Ochoa /Cascadia Daily News)”
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  The visit was part of a fact-finding mission“"This visit was a fact-finding mission for the community," he said.”
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  The 30-minute tour included questions about the facility's operations“The 30-minute visit on Friday, July 31, included a tour where Larsen was able to ask questions about how the facility is run by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations staff.”
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  The facility is housed in a warehouse“The facility, which is in a warehouse in an industrial area, has two holding cells with a capacity for eight people each.”
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  The facility has two holding cells“Larsen told Cascadia Daily News on Saturday the facility, which is in a warehouse in an industrial area, has two holding cells with a capacity for eight people each.”
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  Each holding cell has a capacity of eight people“Larsen told Cascadia Daily News on Saturday the facility, which is in a warehouse in an industrial area, has two holding cells with a capacity for eight people each.”
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  Each holding cell has a toilet and sink“There is a toilet and sink in each cell.”
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  The facility has two rooms for legal consultations“There are also two rooms that can be used for detainees to speak with a lawyer and an interpreter or to call family to find an immigration lawyer.”
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  Larsen noted no one was in custody during his visit“While he was there, no one was in custody.”
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  Data from a Lynden activist group showed at least 50 Premier Packing employees detained since April“Larsen’s tour comes a week after a Lynden immigrant activist group released data showing at least 50 employees of Premier Packing have been detained since April by federal immigration officers.”
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  Two Premier Packing employees were detained outside a Lynden seafood plant on July 22“At least two were detained outside the Lynden seafood processing plant on July 22.”