Posted on 02/01/2026 7:21:37 AM PST by MtnClimber
Seattle’s communist Mayor Katie Wilson has announced plans to mobilize the city’s police force to gather intelligence on ICE agents conducting immigration enforcement operations and share that information with “community partners” on the streets.
Wilson said she will also bar federal immigration officers from utilizing city-controlled property, “including parks, parking lots, plazas, vacant lots, garages, and Seattle Center – for civil immigration enforcement.”
The mayor urged other local government entities, including the Seattle School District and Seattle Municipal Court, to adopt similar restrictions.
“Whoever you are, and wherever you come from: if Seattle is your home, then this is your city,” Wilson said in a statement.
Specifically, the mayor directed the Seattle Police Department “to investigate, verify, and document reports of immigration enforcement activity.”
Under the mayor’s plan, if a federal immigration enforcement operation is underway in the city, officers will be sent to the location to document the activity “with in-car and body-worn video, verify the identification of apparent federal agents, and secure scenes of potentially unlawful acts to gather evidence for prosecutors,” KOMO News reported.
Additionally, the city will mandate “closer cooperation between departments and community [anti-ICE] organizations, sharing information through a hotline operated by a community-led partner to connect residents with resources and support.”
Wilson also announced the launch of the Stand Together Seattle Initiative, inviting private property owners to post notices stating that federal agents may not access their property without a warrant.
City employees will receive training on how to report and respond to federal law enforcement activity and “conduct privacy reviews to limit potential data exposure, including reviewing data-sharing agreements in vendor contracts.”
The self-identified Democrat-Socialist said the city will allocate $4 million, previously appropriated by the City Council, to left-wing organizations providing legal defense to illegal aliens and “community support.”
Wilson urged the city to move quickly to organize and “keep people safe.”
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said officers will continue to focus on public safety regardless of immigration status and comply with laws barring participation in immigration enforcement. While the department has no authority over federal agents or policies, Barnes said officers will document incidents if notified.
“The Seattle Police Department’s primary responsibility is the life safety of all people,” he said.....SNIP
Agreed. Also think it would be wise for a Federal law enforcement official to have a ‘conversation’ with her.
No Go! No Dough!
No Go! No Dough!
I'm sure there will be a lot of foot-dragging and lost messages by the police department.
Wilson said she will also bar federal immigration officers from utilizing city-controlled property, “including parks, parking lots, plazas, vacant lots, garages, and Seattle Center – for civil immigration enforcement.”
Open rebellion. And it requires an immediate and forceful response from the Administration.
No man voted with his Willie Johnson for this ... woman.
Pensions are the most important to the city cops. Some may dither, but most will comply with her orders. The police ranks are filled by like minded slugs, just as most of the military officer corps.
If the police access the LEIN for information and any of it is released to the public, the original requester can be criminally charged and lose their access. Anyone caught running LEIN for a person who has been denied access can receive the same charge and denial. Someone with more info would know that if LEIN is run on an officer, the department is notified immediately.
Some are true believers and this one is.
She’s hiding her thumbs they must be red from sucking on them to much?.
She is saying ‘arrest me’.
This is full Anarcho terrorism.
They would if they had a chance to talk her out of that woodpecker T-shirt, Ring and pin. Sports and military stuff is how these liberal skanks get white boys to pay attention to them.
Of course, as Democrats constantly reminded us during the Biden era - federal law trumps state law on the issue of border control and immigration.
Arizona and Texas both tried:
Arizona: “Voters overwhelmingly approved a law to make illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona a state crime.
While Proposition 314 passed, its full enforcement is currently blocked due to the state’s limited authority over federal immigration enforcement.”
Texas: “Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas National Guard to shut down six ports of entry in Del Rio to combat a surge in migrant crossings. However, this move was quickly reversed after the Biden administration intervened, stating that it would be a violation of federal law for Texas to unilaterally close federal ports of entry.
Texas has continued to assert state authority through measures like installing floating marine barriers and razor wire along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass. These actions have led to legal battles with the federal government, including a lawsuit by the Department of Justice and a Supreme Court ruling in early 2024 that allowed federal agents to remove the barriers.”
Idiots like Gov. Newsom in California - and Walz in Minnesota - believe they have supremacy over immigration.
Just now saw your post and it’s RIGHT ON!
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