SEATTLE — After a sharp spike in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Washington arrests, the agency slowed down in July, according to data released this week.

ICE arrests in the state dropped 25% between June and July 29, according to government information obtained through Freedom of Information requests by the University of California’s Deportation Data Project.

The 218 immigrants arrested in Washington in July still represent more than any other month but June since September 2023, which is as far back as the data goes. National data follows the same trajectory, with a slightly smaller dip in July arrests.

The Deportation Data Project’s ongoing updates offer the best state-by-state look at how immigration enforcement has changed under President Donald Trump. Yet, the data is imperf

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