Claim: Seattle Police Department announced in June 2024 it was hiring DACA recipients as law enforcement officers in June 2024. Rating: About this rating TrueOn June 19, 2024, the X account @disclosetv claimed Seattle Police Department started hiring "illegal immigrant 'Dreamers'" as law enforcement officers. On June 6, 2024, Seattle Police Department (SPD) uploaded a post on LinkedIn that said the organization "is now accepting applications from DACA recipients." In [the state of] Washington, approximately 18,000 undocumented youth are DACA recipients, and we estimate about one-third to half of them live in Seattle-King County. Numerous news outlets covered Seattle's decision to allow DACA recipients and "Dreamers" to apply for law enforcement jobs in June 2024.
