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Mayor’s office and OIRA outline $4 million plan, city readiness and signage to respond to federal immigration activity
Summary
City officials described a multipronged response to increased federal immigration enforcement: a mayoral directive and executive order, more than 650 'Stand Together' signs on city property, department data/privacy reviews, and a $4,000,000 OIRA spend plan prioritizing removal-defense legal aid, family safety planning and basic-needs support.
City officials briefed the select committee March 5 on Seattle’s planning and early implementation steps to support immigrant and refugee communities in the face of increased federal immigration enforcement.
Deputy Chief of Staff Kelsey Mescher summarized the city’s approach: federal and state policy developments are changing rapidly, but the mayor’s team has issued a January 29 directive reaffirming Seattle as a welcoming city and an executive order that prohibits federal immigration enforcement from staging operations on city-owned or -controlled property. Mescher said departments were asked to complete data and privacy reviews in partnership with the City Attorney’s Office and that the city has…
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