By Macey Wurm Reporting for West Seattle Blog Hundreds of protesters gathered at Hiawatha Playfield this afternoon to start West Seattle Indivisible’s “We’re Still Standing” rally and march. The event,

A UW law professor explains what Washingtonians need to know about their constitutional rights during protests and federal actions.

More protests are expected to follow in western Washington. On Saturday, several “Abolish ICE – Justice For Good” protests are scheduled in the area, including in Seattle, Renton, and Lynnwood. A full list of protests in western Washington can be found here.

Whistles have become a ubiquitous tool used by those protesting and observing immigration enforcement agents.

The protests picked up new momentum in response to the death of George Floyd and federal agents being placed in Seattle on standby. Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Seattle leaders, such as Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best, voiced ...

A demonstration was blocking traffic in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) reported at 5 p.m. Monday. However, SDOT announced around 6:45 p.m. that demonstrators had cleared out. The gathering appeared to be an “ICE Out for Good” protest headed to the Federal Building, as posted online.

Protestors in downtown Seattle have gathered in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building.

On Saturday, crowds gathered at locations across Seattle to remember Alex Pretti and protest his killing by federal Border patrol agents. We spoke with attendees about their reaction to the news and why they hit the streets.

The traffic impacts came as hundreds of demonstrators marched through neighborhoods across the Seattle area earlier in the day.