{"id":21564,"date":"2026-01-08T14:13:15","modified":"2026-01-08T14:13:16","slug":"statement-on-immigration-enforcement-actions-in-seattle-and-minneapolis","link":"https:\/\/council.seattle.gov\/2026\/01\/08\/statement-on-immigration-enforcement-actions-in-seattle-and-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on Immigration Enforcement Actions in Seattle and Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seattle Councilmembers Foster and Rinck denounce the shooting of Renee Nicole Good of Minneapolis and emerging immigration enforcement actions in Seattle<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Jan. 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good of Minnesota was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in front of her spouse in an action that was defined by Minneapolis\u2019s mayor, Jacob Frey, as reckless and unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today Councilmember <\/strong>Alexis Mercedes Rinck<\/strong><\/a> (Position 8) and Councilmember <\/strong>Dionne Foster<\/strong><\/a> (Position 9) voiced strong support for Mayor Frey\u2019s demands to have ICE out of Minneapolis, and to put an end to the terror, family separation, inhumanity, and degradation of public safety that ICE contributes to. Both councilmembers further condemn the ongoing ICE actions in Seattle and stand alongside the Seattle leaders, workers, and organizers in calling for ICE to leave our city.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shooting in Minneapolis took place on the same day that there were confirmed immigration enforcement actions in North Seattle along Aurora Avenue North, with three confirmed detainments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe cannot stand by while the Trump regime erodes the foundations of our constitutional republic and kills people in <\/em>our <\/em><\/strong>streets. Whether it\u2019s in Minneapolis or here in Seattle, the regime\u2019s ongoing terror campaign is causing real harm and perpetuating senseless violence across our communities. We need accountability and justice for the countless people who have been abducted, killed, and abused at the hands of DHS agents. To ICE: Get out of Seattle. Get out of Washington. You are not welcome here.\u201d <\/em>
–<\/em>Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo our neighbors who are living in fear \u2013 we will continue to govern to protect you, we will continue to use our voices to speak out against these actions, and we will continue to work hand in hand with you to create actual safety. ICE does not belong here in Seattle or in any community. These actions from the federal government undermine not only the social fabric of our community, but they undermine trust in government and our progress towards creating safe communities.\u201d <\/em>
–<\/em>Councilmember Dionne Foster\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The City of Seattle stands firm in its commitment to their immigrant and refugee neighbors, noting that last year, the City Council unanimously passed a reaffirming of the City of Seattle as a Welcoming City to immigrants, refugees, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Funding from the Seattle Shield Initiative<\/a> has allowed the City of Seattle to expand immigrant and refugee services through the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA)<\/a>. OIRA partners with community-based organizations to invest in Know Your Rights trainings for residents \u2013 information about those trainings can be found on the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs website<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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