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Public and council members raise concerns about federal immigration enforcement and protests near Seattle Federal Building
Summary
Public commenters and council members described incidents outside the Federal Building involving ICE, legal observers and demonstrations; some council members said they visited the site and urged solidarity, bearing witness and professional, coordinated responses from local agencies.
Public commenters and several council members raised concerns about immigration enforcement activity near the Seattle Federal Building and the policing of related protests.
In public comment, a speaker identified as Rose said legal observers were barred from monitoring activity outside the Federal Building and described worries that people attempting to detain or remove residents were not identifying themselves. Howard Gale, a remote commenter, criticized the Seattle Police Department’s response to recent demonstrations and raised concerns about biased policing during protests.…
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