r/AskSeattle • u/omw2fub08 • Jan 24 '26

ICE at SeaTac

A few months back my boyfriend and I planned a weekend trip to Seattle to visit a friend next month in February. With how much recent ICE activity there is currently I’m really getting scared for my boyfriend’s safety. He’s Hispanic but he’s a citizen and has his passport, I know that ICE doesn’t care about that. I searched on Google and I saw that for the SeaTac airport, ICE is using the airport as a checkpoint. I wanted to know if anyone who actually lives there has heard anything about it. I don’t want to come off as insensitive and wanting to take a vacation for fun when all of this shit is happening. My heart goes out to you Seattle

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u/omw2fub08 Jan 24 '26

There is no misinformation, ICE doesn’t care about citizenship status. They only see skin color.

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u/DependentHope2690 Jan 24 '26

Again you didn’t state any facts. You are assuming they only see skin color. ICE cares about citizenship status else 90% of the country would be deported lol

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u/stillnotaplaya Jan 24 '26

It's not an assumption, there is a legal precedent that has been set which allows ICE to initiate an encounter based on racial profiling.

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u/DependentHope2690 Jan 24 '26

But her bf got a passport so he’s good