Pepper spray, more than 30 people arrested, and the mayor issuing a curfew for the first time since 2020 in response to George Floyd’s death — Spokane is preparing for more unrest on Saturday after local police dispersed a protest at a federal immigration facility on Wednesday,

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said what started as a peaceful, lawful protest against ICE escalated when people committed vandalism and failed to leave the area as instructed.

A fter a first appearance in Spokane County Superior Court at 1:30 pm on Thursday, June 12, two protesters who were booked into Spokane County Jail on felony charges for unlawful

Just days after dozens of people were arrested after clashing with law enforcement at an immigration protest in downtown Spokane, area leaders are looking to learn from the incident and prevent similar unrest at others planned for Saturday.

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall are asking for a review of what happened Wednesday night in downtown Spokane.

As immigration protests broke out downtown Wednesday night, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown had to strike a balance, not wanting to appear to be assisting or condoning the actions of federal immigration agents while fearful President Donald Trump could use a weak police response to justify the deployment of the national guard,

It took almost no time for two immigrants to become part of Shelly O'Quinn's family. She was on the cusp of becoming one of their "sponsors" to guide them in the United States as part of the U.S.' asylum program.