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Our top story today, local advocacy groups are preparing for the threat of federal immigration

raids under incoming President Trump. There's a growing network in Washington state in preparation.

Gustavo Sogrero reports.

Brenda Rodriguez-Lopez is the executive director of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network,

also known as Weisson. Over the past few weeks, they've been holding a series of training sessions, from sharing

how everyday people can use their phones to track and alert people about ICE, to what kinds of

rights people have. Hundreds of people have been attending their education sessions, Lopez says.

That's a really powerful thing. Some attendees expect to teach immigrants in other cities how to copy their work.

We have built something in Washington state that can be replicated.

Over the next few months, Wyston will be holding trainings on how families can prepare if a parent is suddenly deported.

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