ICE activities, detainment, and deportations can be a black box.

Over the weekend as many as 200 Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador and their alleged crimes remain unclear.

In Seattle, local volunteers get a glimpse inside that box gathering each week to monitor detainees moving in and out of King County Airport.

Volunteer observer Stan Shikuma tells us why.

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Inside the private room where volunteers monitor ICE flights