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Residents say ICE detained someone at City Hall; council members call the incident 'inexcusable'
Summary
Multiple public speakers said Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained an individual at City Hall over the weekend; speakers demanded policies to limit ICE operations on city property and called for clarity from the police department.
Public commenters raised an incident in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly detained a person at City Hall and questioned the Renton Police Department's role.
Daphne Baird (speaker 11) said she was "horrified and dismayed" to learn ICE detained someone at City Hall and urged the council to make it difficult for ICE to operate on city property, warning that inaction can be seen as collaboration. Gabrielle Weidling (speaker 20) referenced a Renton Police Department Facebook post and said the department's published protocol — directing people to City Hall for help — did not match what happened and asked whether police were incompetent or had collaborated with ICE.
Council member Rivera (speaker 26) later described the incident as "awful and, in my opinion, inexcusable" and said the council should do better; Rivera also requested a town hall on ALPR/floor mechanisms and transparency about surveillance data, indicating council-level interest in follow-up.
No formal investigation report or police statement was presented at the meeting; council members acknowledged the concern and suggested further discussion and possible public forums.
