The Northwest Detention Center holds about 1,000 people accused of immigration violations, mainly detainees from Alaska, Oregon and Washington.
Sylvia Wong, a former hiring manager at the center, will serve two years of probation and 100 hours of community service under the sentence issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle. Wong pleaded guilty in November to making false statements to investigators.
A handful of the guards she hired would not have passed background checks.
The U.S. attorney's office in Seattle did not recommend jail time, saying that Wong took full responsibility for her actions, is well-educated and an unlikely felon.
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