The Seattle City Council voted 8-0 on Tuesday to approve a bill aimed at limiting the sharing of personal information for federal civil immigration enforcement
Seattle City Council voted 8-0 on Tuesday to approve a billThe legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Maritza Rivera, who represents District 4, prohibits all City employees from sharing non-publicly available personal information for use in the enforcement of civil immigration laws, unless required by law or court order.
Supporters say the change is intended to ensure alignment with state law and clarify the city’s stance as federal officials continue immigration enforcement actions. “This bill provides clarity by amending our code to reflect Seattle’s values and brings us into alignment with state law. There should be no confusion about where we stand, and no confusion of the law,” Rivera said in a statement. Seattle officials have previously taken steps through Council actions and mayoral policies to protect the personal information of people who live and work in the city. In recent years, those efforts have aimed to prevent federal agencies from carrying out immigration enforcement based on data obtained from City departments. Rivera’s bill creates a new section of the municipal code explicitly prohibiting all City employees — not only law enforcement personnel — from sharing non-public personal information for use in civil immigration enforcement, unless disclosure is required by law or court order.District 4 includes the neighborhoods of Bryant, Laurelhurst, Maple Leaf, Ravenna, Roosevelt, Sand Point, the University District, View Ridge, Wallingford, Wedgwood, and Windermere.Washington Senate passes 9.9% tax on income over $1 million; bill heads to HouseMayor Katie Wilson is set to deliver her first State of the City address Tuesday, with homelessness expected to take center stage.In the past ten years, only five mass shootings have been committed by a transgender person but all share a chilling trend.
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