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Seattle committee chair calls for ICE “operational stand down”; public commenters urge legal review of federal agents
Summary
Chair Robert Kettle urged an operational stand down of ICE in Seattle over tactics he described as unsafe; public commenters asked the council to investigate whether local law enforcement can charge federal agents and to endorse a local pro-civil-rights resolution.
Chair Robert Kettle opened the Public Safety Committee on Jan. 13 by criticizing recent federal law enforcement tactics and calling for an "operational stand down of ICE in Seattle" until federal operations undergo a policy and tactics review.
Kettle said federal officers have the authority to operate in the city but must "act responsibly" and meet the standards expected of the Seattle Police Department. "I call for an operational stand down of ICE in Seattle," he stated, urging a review of how federal agents…
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