Border Patrol Makes Arrest in Front of P.A. Farmers Market

Hung Han, a Korean citizen and Sequim resident, was arrested by the Border Patrol around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in front of the Port Angeles Farmers Market. He was in the process of helping his parents pack up their produce stand at Gateway Center. He was transferred to the I.C.E. detention center in Tacoma.

A farmers market vendor who witnessed the entire event said:

“I was shocked to see productive members of society arrested.”

Norm Dicks' Office Plans Meeting with Border Patrol

George Behan, spokesman for Rep. Norm Dicks, said staff members want to meet later this month with the Border Patrol's top supervisor for the Blaine sector. Behan said:

“Very obviously, there are concerns on the Peninsula. We want to get an update on the current activities and future plans, including the concern that the Border Patrol office in the area could be overstaffed. We obviously would be asking the Border Patrol's purposes and how that fits into the mission.”

Staff members for Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray might also be at this meeting.

New Location for Border Patrol

I'm not too enthusiastic about the Border Patrol's highway checkpoints, but I don't see what that has to do with their new larger headquarters. There seems to be some opposition (probably not much though) to the Border Patrol relocating to the Fraternal Order of Eagles building.

Lots of interesting comments at the end of this article.