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Seattle Marches Against ICE as Healthcare and Education Workers Unite

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Nearly 1,000 healthcare workers and union supporters gathered at Harborview Medical Center on Sunday before marching north through Capitol Hill. The march drew approximately equal numbers of teachers, activists, and community members at Seattle Central, creating a coalition of public sector workers focused on immigration enforcement and gun violence concerns.

Lucas MacDonald, an advanced registered nurse practitioner with Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Services, spoke to the healthcare workers’ perspective during the rally. “Alex Pretti was one of the best of us. He was a leader in his ICU. He led them through Covid chaos, mentored younger nurses. As a former ICU nurse, I guarantee when the emotions ran high, he remained calm, and he is dead, killed by some gassed up ice goons who, in a panic, pinned a man down and executed him in the street. We can’t stand for this. We have to stand up against this darkness that descends on our country. We can’t let bullies and thugs define what patriotism is. We serve our country too. We put on masks to protect our patients, not to terrorize neighbors. We put on masks to protect our families, not to murder people in the streets.”

Jesse Hagopian, an educator, writer, and activist, addressed the crowd during the rally. “The world has grown cold and frost is spreading even throughout the places that are supposed to be there to nurture and support our kids and to shelter them, like our schools,” Hagopian said. “In a time when schools can be turned into perilous border crossing areas, when learning is paused by the threat of immigration raids, we are forced to confront a truth that we can no longer deny, that winter is no longer just coming. Winter is already here. The winter for democracy, the winter for justice, the winter for compassion, the winter for the vulnerable, the winter for truth is here. It is winter in America, and we are rapidly confronting an ice age.” He continued: “Yet as sudden as this cold frost is felt around the country, the violence of state repression did not just suddenly appear.”

From Seattle Central, the march continued down Pine Street before turning left onto 2nd Avenue and heading into downtown Seattle. The procession moved through the commercial core as participants chanted “No justice, no peace. No ICE in our streets.” Hundreds of demonstrators gradually left the crowd along the route and the march concluded at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, where the remaining participants gathered for a short rally.

Hundreds In Seattle Protest ICE Via Demonstration At Downtown Target

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On a day of coordinated activism around the country, more than 200 demonstrators and community advocates assembled outside the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, situated approximately five blocks away from downtown Seattle’s downtown Target store. United in their mission, these activists and concerned citizens organized to voice their opposition to what they characterized as Target’s problematic partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The protest took on more direct action when approximately twenty activists made their way inside the Target location in downtown Seattle itself. Once inside, these demonstrators articulated a series of specific demands regarding the company’s policies and practices. They emphasized that Target, as “Minnesota’s largest corporate citizen”, holds significant influence and responsibility in the communities it serves. While the activists inside the store voiced their grievances and demands to staff and customers, their counterparts amplified the message by carrying and displaying banners that detailed the protesters’ key demands and talking points.

Seattle Honors Renee Good and Demands Accountability

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A photo of a woman with curly hair displayed among memorial candles, with names written on the candle bags, including Renee Nicole Good, Fouad Saeed Abdo, and others.
A person with long hair and a hat holds a megaphone with a provocative message while speaking to a crowd at a nighttime protest, illuminated by colorful lights.
A nighttime protest with people holding signs, including one that says 'SEATTLE STANDS WITH MINNEAPOLIS.' Demonstrators are gathered in a city street with bright lights in the background.
A crowd of protesters holding candles during a nighttime demonstration, with a person in the foreground holding a sign that reads 'Murdered by ICE' alongside an image of a woman.
A large crowd of protesters marching along a waterfront promenade at night, holding signs with messages like 'STAND UP SPEAK OUT' against a backdrop of city lights and buildings.

Following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three, Seattle mobilized for a second consecutive night of protest against ICE’s lethal enforcement tactics. Good was shot as she sat in her vehicle after dropping her youngest child at an elementary school, an ordinary moment that turned deadly and exposed the dangers of the agency’s aggressive protocols.

A large crowd of protesters holding signs in the evening, with some using flashlights or phone lights. Signs include messages like 'Decency Not Hugery' and 'Where is Our Humanity?'
A person lights a candle at a memorial display featuring flowers and multiple candles, with handwritten signs in the background.
A protestor holding a sign that reads 'ABOLISH ICE' and 'Stop ICE Terror' during a nighttime rally with city lights in the background.
A crowd of protesters holding signs during a night demonstration in an urban setting, with a focus on a sign that reads '2nd ICE MURDER AT SCHOOL DROP-OFF'.
A large crowd gathered at night for a protest in an urban setting, with people holding signs and using mobile phone flashlights. A speaker is on a platform addressing the crowd, surrounded by high-rise buildings and city lights.

The Trump administration claimed Good attempted to ram federal agents with her Honda Pilot, a characterization directly contradicted by eyewitness video evidence. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected this account after reviewing the footage. Video recordings show an ICE officer aggressively approaching Good’s vehicle and attempting to open her door. When she pulled forward, a second officer positioned in front of the vehicle immediately drew his weapon and fired at least two shots at close range. The officer’s response escalated from an initial aggressive approach to lethal force in less than ten seconds.

A crowd of protesters holding signs and a banner reading 'STAND UP SPEAK OUT' during a nighttime demonstration.
A protester holding a sign reading 'NO SECRET POLICE' in a city setting at night, with buildings and smoke in the background.
A protester holding a sign that says 'ICECBP GET THE FUCK OUT!' during a nighttime demonstration.
Two individuals at a night protest, one holding a colorful sign that reads 'F*** ICE', with city skyline in the background.
A crowd of protesters holding signs at a rally, with a prominent sign reading 'CHINGA LA MIGRA! GET OUT OF SEATTLE!'

Good was not a criminal or immigration violator. A U.S. citizen born in Colorado, she had no criminal record beyond a single traffic ticket. Those who knew her described a devoted mother, published writer and poet, former vocal performance student, and committed Christian. She was simply driving home.

A crowd holding a large black banner with red text reading 'NO ICE SECRET POLICE' during a nighttime protest.
Demonstrators holding protest signs at night, with city skyline in the background.
A person wearing a black face mask and glasses holds a large sign that reads 'END ICE' while standing by a body of water at night.
A woman holding lit candles in a dark urban setting, surrounded by others during a nighttime gathering with city lights in the background.
A nighttime protest scene in a city with people holding signs, including messages like 'Stand Up Speak Out' and 'She Was Good'. A large crowd is walking past a building illuminated with colorful lights.

The incident has raised urgent questions about ICE’s training, accountability, and use of lethal force against civilians posing no apparent threat. Seattle activists have demanded the arrest of ICE murderer Jonathan Ross, the abolishment of ICE, and a comprehensive restructuring of federal immigration policy.