Seattle spends approximately$ 6.5 million annually on complementary tools for illegal immigrants, despite President Donald Trump‘s administration making significant efforts to reform immigration policy and practice, with an emphasis on ensuring the protection of federal laws.
There are more than 143, 687 foreign-born people in Seattle, including 21, 000 improper immigrants, who make up about 2.7 % of the city’s 755, 000 people overall.
Trump issued an executive order earlier this year to stop national funding from granting grants, loans, and contracts to states that don’t abide by federal immigration laws.  ,
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However, a federal judge in California on Thursday forbade the Trump presidency from dedenying federal money as such.
Trump cited an increase in people and drug trafficking coming from Canada, which presented a threat to American ‘ national security, in February when he declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Canada border.
Seattle continues to be known as a “welcoming capital,” requiring all departments to promote policies that support the success of refugee and refugee communities, according to the city.
The town established its “don’t question plan” policy in 2003, allowing Seattle employees to inquire about a person’s immigration status.
Additionally, the state’s immigration population’s income is of benefit. Newcomers with a variety of positions paid$ 12.7 billion in income in 2019 according to a       and a fact sheet from the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.
In addition, that fact sheet noted that the total immigrant spending power in the Seattle Metropolitan Area in 2019 was$ 31 billion.
The Center Square was referred to by the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to Seattle Resolution 31730, which mandates that all people, regardless of immigration position, can access city service.
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The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, according to an email from the business to The Center Square, does not keep track of how people of various immigration status use our plans.
The Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs has a budget of$ 6.37 million in 2025, a slight decrease from the office’s$ 6.4 million budget in 2024. The company works with different city departments to coordinate legal services, workplace development, and language access for immigrants and refugees.
Legal Defense Network, Seattle ‘s , is one of the programs that help unlawful immigrants in immigration cases. According to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, this program has a$ 1.4 million budget.
To qualify, applicants must be an immigrant in confinement, facing deportation, or being impacted by their immigration position, live in Seattle, work, or study there, and had a family income that is below 200 % of the federal poverty level.
Illegal immigrants are eligible to participate in a meal voucher program administered by the Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment. Irrespective of immigration status, the Fresh Bucks voucher program offers income-eligible households a$ 40 allowance each month to purchase develop at any participating merchant.  ,
However, the program regularly experiences high require exceeding the number of enrollments, which indicates that there is a resident list.
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The city contributes more than$ 5 million to the program each year. According to the city’s budget for 2025-2026, revenue comes from the state’s Sweetened Beverage Tax.
All recipients of federal money for travel are reminded by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that they must follow federal laws and regulations in order to avoid being subject to enforcement actions.
