OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday that creates stronger protections for immigrants in Washington state and the rights to their data.

The executive order comes in direct response to KING 5's months-long investigation exposing how Washington's Department of Licensing had been sharing sensitive data, including license plate information, with the Department of Homeland Security. In August, KING 5 obtained documents that proved ICE was using that information to arrest at least one man for the purposes of deportation. The revelations sparked immediate action from immigrant advocacy groups across the state.

Following the KING 5 report, advocacy organizations including OneAmerica, the ACLU of Washington, the Washington State Labor Council, and others created

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