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New Assistant U.S. Attorney speaks about work with Indigenous communities

By Johanna Bejarano June 11, 2024

United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref administered the oath of office to Assistant United States Attorney Bree R. Black Horse. (Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Washington)

Bree Black Horse has been working as the Assistant U.S. Attorney dedicated to prosecuting Missing and Murdered Indigenous People cases in the Northwest. Read More

Missing Indigenous cases in the Northwest get new, dedicated prosecutor

By Johanna Bejarano March 7, 2024

MMIP Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Washington

Bree R. Black Horse is the new prosecutor dedicated to solving cases involving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in the Northwest.Read More

Programa del Departamento de Justicia reforzará investigación de casos de MMIP en el este de Washington

By Johanna Bejarano July 11, 2023

Gente vestido de rojo celebran una ceremonia para honrar a sus seres queridos

El este de Washington forma parte del programa regional, que extenderá los servicios para atender la epidemia de personas Indígenas desaparecidas y asesinadas, anunciado recientemente por el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos. Read More

Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Immigrant In Washington Who Was Victimized By ICE Forgery

By NWPB News October 29, 2019

In this Oct. 17, 2014, file photo, Ignacio Lanuza holds his son, Isaiah, 4, as he has his photo taken in Seattle. A federal judge on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, criticized the Justice Department for seeking legal fees from Lanuza, a Mexican immigrant who was the victim of a forgery by a government lawyer. CREDIT: Elaine Thompson/AP

U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein on Tuesday denied the department’s effort to make Ignacio Lanuza and his attorneys pay legal fees for his unsuccessful attempt to hold the government liable for the forgery. The fees could have topped $100,000.Read More