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Seattle committee chair calls for limits on federal immigration enforcement, highlights SPD directive and technology safeguards
Summary
Chair Robert Kettle urged the Department of Homeland Security to 'stand down' after recent incidents and described a Jan. 15 Seattle Police Department directive to keep local command and to 'engage, confirm, and document' interactions with federal agents; he also clarified Seattle does not use the 'Flock' system and gave usage figures for ALPR/CCTV.
Chair Robert Kettle opened the Jan. 27 Public Safety Committee by urging limits on federal immigration-related law enforcement operations and outlining a city approach for documenting federal activity.
"These DHS federal law enforcement operations are ill disciplined, not in keeping with established Department of Justice policy or guidance," Chair Kettle said, and added that recent events in Minneapolis demonstrated the need for local scrutiny. He pressed the Department of Homeland Security to "stand down at once" and said Seattle…
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