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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Northwest Detention Center is pictured in Tacoma, Washington on February 26, 2017.Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty ImagesBy Jasmine AguileraMarch 13, 2 stanley cup 020 7:24 PM EDTAt the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center NWDC , court is still in session, immigration attorneys tell TIME. They are visiting with their clients and representing them at hearings, guards are clocking in and out and families are coming to see loved ones through glass barriers.Meanwhile, more than 560 people have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington state, and 37 people in th stanley cup e stanley cup state have died as of Friday, March 13, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Governor Jay Inslee has banned public gatherings of more than 250 people in the Seattle area and Seattle public schools have been shut down for two weeks.The mayor of Tacoma, Wash., where the detention center is located, issued a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 on Thursday, March 12. In Pierce County, which includes Tacoma, 19 people have been confirmed with the virus as of Friday, March 13, according to state health officials.Attorneys who have represented clients at the NWDC mdash; and have seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE handle previous outbreaks of flu, mumps, chicken pox and tuberculosis at the facility mdash; tell TIME they believe an outbreak of COVID-19 is inevitable.Judges should at this point try to allow people out on more flexible bonds or alte Fzew How the Tax March Echoed the 2009 Tea Party Rallies
By Sam Frizell and Zeke J MillerMarch 22, 2017 11:11 PM EDTPresident Trump invited 15 moderate lawmakers to the White House adidas campus on Tuesday to persuade them to vote for the Republican bill to replace Obamacare. The president positioned himself in a large chair by the Oval Officersquo fireplace, flanked by House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise and Vice President Mike Pence, and listened to the lawmakers go around in a circle, one by one, and voice their concerns about the legislation. Some members wanted to remove the provision i af1 n the Republican bill that would defund Planned Parenthood. Others had concerns about the cuts in Medicaid spending. Another asked what would happen to the salomon hospitals in his district. Trump nodded and listened, but made no firm promises. He reminded them of the importance of getting the bill passed. By the time the meeting ended, no one had changed their vote.I walked in with reservations. I still have those same reservations, Rep. Charlie Dent, co-chair of the House Republicanrsquo moderate Tuesday Group, said. On Wednesday night, Dent announced that he would vote against the bill.The meeting was a snapshot of the challenges Trump has faced in trying to pass his first significant piece of legislation after two months in office.For Trump, the author of the Art of the Deal and a real estate developer who built his brand on his negotiating skills, health care is proving to be the toughest bargain yet. With just hours before the House of Re