US EditionSeattle mayor directs local police to monitor and investigate ICE enforcement activities
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson orders police to verify federal immigration agents' IDs and document enforcement, while allocating $4 million to local immigrant legal defense groups.
- On Thursday, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson directed the Seattle Police Department to investigate immigration enforcement and issued an order barring federal agents from city-owned and city-controlled properties, while deploying $4 million for immigrant legal defense.
- Fearing spillover from Minneapolis shootings, city leaders acted after four Seattle schools sheltered in place earlier this month amid intensified enforcement and rising local fear.
- Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said, 'I understand the concern and anxiety in the community, and I want to make sure everyone knows that the police are here to keep you safe, regardless of your immigration status.'
- Supporters praised the mayor's directives, while SPOG criticized them as 'Toothless virtue signaling,' reflecting mixed local reactions on Friday.
- City officials say they will review data-sharing agreements and broaden staff training, while Washington state officials signal possible legal action and the city will fund community hotline coordination with $4 million appropriated last year.
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Zero HedgeSeattle Mayor Directs Police to Track and Document ICE Enforcement Activities
Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced a series of steps on Jan. 30 in response to a potential surge in federal immigration enforcement, directing local police to track and document activities by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and barring agents from city property to conduct operations. The moves made by Wilson, a democratic socialist, comes amid heightened Democratic pushback against federal immigration enforcement actio…
Seattle Mayor's 'Set of Actions' Against ICE Include Police Surveillance, and Tipping Off 'Immigrant' Communities
"Successfully protecting our community from federal agents will require bold leadership by elected officials, close coordination between different government bodies, and extensive community organizing."
Seattle police union balks after leftist mayor calls for tracking, investigating ICE agents · American Wire News
Seattle’s police union on Friday fired back at Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a rabid leftist, after she called for local cops to track and investigate federal immigration agents as if they were criminals. “Toothless virtue signaling rhetoric like this has already cost two people their lives,” president of the Seattle Police Officer Guild (SPOG), Mike Solan, said in a statement, referencing the deaths of left-wing extremists Renee Good and Alex Pre…
Police union hits back at Seattle mayor’s move against feds on immigration enforcement
(The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Officers Guild is not impressed with Mayor Katie Wilson’s recently announced series of initial steps to prepare the city for a potential surge
Seattle Mayor Orders Police to Investigate Federal ICE Activity, Opposing Federal Law
This is how it’s supposed to work. We agree to follow the law, and in return, the government enforces those laws to keep us safe.... The post Seattle Mayor Orders Police to Investigate Federal ICE Activity, Opposing Federal Law appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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