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‘Biden hired me’ — Video reportedly shows Capitol Hill ICE activity as Seattle Times reports surge in arrests

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A video reportedly showing ICE activity on Seattle’s Capitol Hill this week and a testy exchange of words with one of the armed officers during an operation on 10th Ave E comes amid reports of a surge in federal immigration arrests in the region.

Recorded from the passenger seat of a vehicle traveling northbound along 10th Ave E, the video captures law enforcement activity from Tuesday in the residential neighborhood. The car moves slowly down the street, passing multi-story homes, landscaped yards, and several parked vehicles.

As the car passes a driveway, armed officers wearing tactical vests marked “POLICE ICE” are shown standing outside. Continue reading →

Seattle considers ban on sharing ‘sensitive data’ with federal immigration authorities

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The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday afternoon on legislation aimed to restrict sharing of information and “sensitive data” with with federal immigration enforcement authorities.

The bill approved by the council’s public safety committee would repeal a section of the Seattle Municipal Code added in 1986 that directs officers and employees to “cooperate with […] enforcement of federal immigration laws.” Continue reading →

Healthcare workers rally with educators at Broadway and Pine in march against ICE in Seattle

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With reporting by Brenna Gauchat and Alex Garland

Healthcare workers rallied outside of Harborview Medical Center to demonstrate solidarity for Minneapolis before joining educators at Broadway and Pine for a 1,000-strong march through Seattle Saturday afternoon.

This demonstration was part of nationwide protests against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics following the violence in Minneapolis to call for ICE to leave American cities and to honor Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse who was shot and killed by federal immigration officers just a week before

Christy, one of the many registered nurses gathered at the protest, said Pretti’s death personally affected her and her co-workers.

“We wanted to do something about it, and we felt like this was the way to start,” she said. Continue reading →

Mayor and chief direct Seattle officers to ‘investigate, verify, and document’ reported ICE activity

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Wilson at a January rally in Cal Anderson Park against the ICE crackdown

Mayor Katie Wilson issued an executive order Thursday barring federal “civil immigration enforcement activities” on City of Seattle property as part of a set of actions she says are hoped to protect the city’s residents.

Included in the directives is a plan with Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes for the city’s officers “to investigate, verify, and document any reports of immigration enforcement activity.”

“Whoever you are, and wherever you come from: if Seattle is your home, then this is your city,” Wilson said in the announcement. “And it’s our responsibility as city leaders to move quickly and get organized so we can keep people safe. That is why I am taking immediate steps today to bar federal agents from using city property for federal civil immigration enforcement activity, update SPD protocols, and support trusted community partners to aid the community response, which is our most powerful tool.” Continue reading →

Friday? ‘NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING.’ — But the rest of the weekend you should go out to eat at ‘To Minneapolis with love from Seattle’ venues on Capitol Hill

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UPDATE: CHS ‘SHUTS DOWN’ FRIDAY — We will be observing the general strike with a quiet day here on CHS.  If there is something we should know about, call or text (206) 399-5959 or say hey @jseattle here or here. Thanks for reading.

Things might be quiet around the neighborhood Friday as many across the country are planning a day of “NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING.” in a “national shutdown” against the ongoing ICE immigration crackdown as Congress battles over budget for Homeland Security.

Saturday will fill Seattle streets with demonstrators. Protest rallies are planned to begin around noon at Harborview and Swedish on First Hill before meeting up with other groups near Seattle Central for a rally organized by Seattle educators and endorsed by MLK Labor at Broadway and Pine.

Meanwhile, a group of Seattle food and drink venues are rallying around Capitol Hill-born Spice Waala for fundraisers across the city Thursday to support small businesses in Minneapolis. Continue reading →

CHS Pics | A Cal Anderson memorial to those lost to ICE violence

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Organizers have vowed to sustain a nightly candlelight memorial in Cal Anderson Park this week for Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and others killed during federal immigration enforcement.

The 5:30 PM vigils are planned to continue through Saturday, one week following Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis by federal agents. Continue reading →

Seattle responds to ICE: ‘Standing Up for Our Values’ Town Hall in the Central District, nightly vigil in Cal Anderson, support for ‘solidarity strike’

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A memorial to those lost in ICE custody and deportation at a Seattle vigil earlier this month (Image: Alexis Mercedes Rinck)

  • ‘Standing Up for Our Values’ Town Hall: A part of Mayor Katie Wilson’s transition team will hold a community meeting Monday night at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in the Central District to help shape the new administration’s response to federal threats. Wilson’s “Standing Up for Our Values” policy group led by Roxana Norouzi of OneAmerica and Jaelynn Scott of the Lavender Rights Project will host the session Monday from 4:30 to 7 PM in the 17th Ave center. “Your input will inform Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration as they plan for our city’s future,” the event notice reads. The session is part of a pre-planned night of transition team meetings including one on arts and culture being held on First Hill at the same time but comes after a weekend of unrest after federal agents shot and killed observer Alex Pretti, the second civilian shot and killed during the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis in as many weeks.
  • Cal Anderson nightly vigil: An effort in Cal Anderson Park to memorialize people killed by ICE will stretch into a weeklong vigil. Starting Monday, a Community Candle Lighting & Moment of Remembrance will be held in the park beginning at 5:30 PM nightly through next Saturday, according to @hannahkrieg.
  • King County Council considers call for ‘guardrails’ on ICE funding: The King County Council will vote Tuesday afternoon on a motion calling on Congress to place “guardrails on funding for DHS” as a key vote in Washington D.C. approaches its Friday deadline. The motion sponsored by by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, and cosponsored by Councilmembers Rhonda Lewis and Jorge Barón would call for “a halt to U.S. Border Patrol deployments and unlawful surges of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection to cities across the U.S., along with several restrictions,” according to an announcement from Mosqueda’s office. The symbolic King County Council vote comes as a Senate battle over Department of Homeland Security funding could scuttle a proposed $1.3 trillion spending package and lead to a government shutdown.
  • Solidarity strike: The board of the 43rd District Democrats is calling on area leaders “to support a solidarity strike with our Minnesota siblings”:
    As we enter our 250th year as a country, many of us are reflecting on who we are as a country – the struggles we have overcome, the injustices we have contributed to, and the work yet to be done. History is watching and begs the question, “What did you do in the face of these injustices? What did you do with your power?”
    “The 43rd LD will not go quietly into that dark night,” the open letter (PDF) concludes. “We call on our community to stand with us and with Minneapolis against the dying of the light. Will you be on the right side of history?”
 
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With a couple days to prepare for more snow and ice, Capitol Hill slowly thaws out

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Residents around Capitol Hill began another day of icy — but partially thawed — conditions Wednesday as Seattle awaited another inbound winter storm and promises — and threats — of more snow through the weekend.

The Hill’s side streets and many sidewalks remained an icy mess so it was best to take it slow. The city’s designated snow and ice routes — marked green and gold in the map below —  were mostly clear sailing for busses, cars and bikes. Areas of shade on side streets and sidewalks were especially treacherous, however. Be safe, stay warm was the mantra for the day. Continue reading →