Undocumented sex offenders left in Seattle-area neighborhoods without tracking

7 found 11 convicted sex offenders in the country illegally living across western Washington neighborhoods. 

The government has tried to deport most of these people, but a Supreme Court ruling requires they be released after six months in jail, if their home country won't take them back. 

>> PHOTOS: Most wanted sex offenders in Washington (updated June 4)

KIRO 7 obtained sources through the Senate Judiciary Committee: a list of every ZIP code in the country that some offender called home at the time of release. 

In the Seattle area, sex offenders who are undocumented were dropped off from Tacoma to Bellingham. See a map and list below for a breakdown.

• 98003, Federal Way
• 98011, Bothell
• 98023, Federal Way
• 98032, Kent
• 98036 Lynnwood
• 98092, Auburn
• 98104, Downtown Seattle
• 98108, Seattle
• 98203, Everett
• 98226, Bellingham
• 98421, Tacoma

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say they can't and don't track where the offenders are after they're released into neighborhoods, documents show. 

Mark Krikorian from the Center of Immigration Studies says the government can do more. He wants the State Department to deny visas to countries that won't accept deportations. 

Via: KIRO-TV

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Teachers' unions fight bill that would bar sex offenders from schools

A bipartisan bill that would stop convicted sex offenders from working in schools has been passed by the House but is running into a foe as it heads to the Senate: major teachers' unions like the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.

Kyle Olson, with the Education Action Group Foundation told Megyn Kelly Wednesday night on “The Kelly File” that the unions’ objection to the bill proves “unions are out to protect the adults…they are not out for the interests of the children.”

“We should have zero tolerance for issues like this,” Olson said. “We have zero tolerance policies for weapons, a kid who bites a Pop Tart into a gun or has a Hello Kitty bubble-maker will be suspended or expelled if they have those sorts of things…”

The measure would require school systems to check state and federal criminal records for employees with unsupervised access to elementary and secondary school students, and for people seeking those jobs. Workers refusing to submit to the checks would not be allowed to have school positions.

In letters to lawmakers, the unions have claimed the measure might jeopardize workers' protections under union contracts.

Via: Fox News

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