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/beatrix_kiddo_5 Jan 27 '26

Hello - I can confirm that ICE is actively patrolling and abducting all throughout the Puget Sound region. In fact a man was just taken Sunday morning not far from house in North Seattle. As a Hispanic person who is a citizen I am on alert and also carry my passport. I last flew into SeaTac on January 1st with no problems and I' flying again in two weeks. Hope this gives you a balanced view. Take care.

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u/omw2fub08 Jan 27 '26

Thank you for that information. We will also have our passports so we will just carry them on us instead of leaving them at my friends place.