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An estimated crowd of 500-plus protesters lined Highway 99 at 196th Street Southwest in Lynnwood Saturday morning in response to recent incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers across the U.S.
The protests are part of a nationwide response this weekend from the ICE Out for Good Coalition “to honor the lives lost at the hands of ICE, demand accountability and make visible the human cost of this administration’s actions.”
Events will continue Sunday, Jan. 11, including a vigil from 4-5 p.m. at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St. You can find the list of events here.
— Photos by Logan Bury
I will always support people’s right to speak freely. And…I support those who enter this country legally.
And I will elect those who have the goal to help people immigrate legally AND live up to the word of protecting those in need. I do not support illegal ICE activity.
The ICE “activity” IS legal. It’s no different from ICE activity during the Obama and Biden administrations. Indeed, Biden and Obama deported more illegal immigrants than did Trump using ICE; their methods were the same as they are now. Rule of law means following the law as it is not as you would like it to be, if you don’t agree with the law, vote in legislators who will change to suit your beliefs.
Not according to directors of ICE during the Obama and Biden administrations, Gerald. These former directors say that the present ICE tactics are very different. I respectfully claim that now is the time for what Congressman John Lewis called “Good Trouble”: lawful activity that makes ICE aware that they are not welcome with their mace, guns, and masks denying people due process. It is ludicrous to expect a change in federal directives before January, 2027 with a new Congress.
Michael, always good to hear from you. I might be wrong but I thought the constitution protects all people on American soil regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Am I wrong?
Try https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118180/documents/HMKP-119-JU00-20250430-SD003.pdf
It relates to US citizens detained and in some cases deported by ICE.
Me too. But I don’t support law enforcement officers who hide their identities and think their powers are unlimited and believe that they have the right to dominate people and ignore their rights. They are acting as agents of an authoritarian wanna-be dictator, carrying out his will, and his people at the top are third-rate, unqualified, inexperienced sycophants who don’t really want to take a measured and reasonable approach to immigration.
Bill – think about what you just wrote…remember COVID> We were “forced” to hide our identities, the government (local, state, federal) believed they had a right to dominate people and ignore their rights. People screamed at you if you didn’t wear a mask – we had wanna-be dictators living in every neighborhood who reported their neighbors who were certainly unqualified, inexperienced sycophants who didn’t want to take a measured and reasonable approach to being human. So. What we are dealing with now are those who support immigration as long as it is measured and the individuals who enter are productive, law-abiding and subscribe to the American way vs those who think anyone can enter, regardless.
And Bill, I welcome your opinion. I don’t agree with it but that’s America-a land of differing opinions. I wore the uniform to protect Americans…not illegals.
Then take it off. The uniforms are to help people. Courts determine things you want to right now. You in uniform is dangerous. These rapidly hired humans are not what enforcement was intended for.
That’s a bit harsh don’t you think?
Thank you for your service. We appreciate you!
Thanks for your service Mike. I too support legal immigration. I’m disappointed that our country has failed to hold individuals accountable for breaking our immigration laws for as long as it has and now we have a very messy situation for all of us to go through.
Mike, I know you are patriot, a believer in free speech, and a well-trained and Constitutionally aligned military. I respect that, and I’m glad to hear you stand for protecting American citizens – like Renee Good.
Michelle, I respect all individuals who obey the law and lawful orders. It saddens me that Ms. Good’s decision to disobey led to her death. I’m also wondering why this type of outrage didn’t happen when that young lady was murdered on the subway.
Jennifer, are you the one who gets to decide what uniform I wear or how much money I make or where I get to live? Or maybe what “fair share” in taxes I pay? I write this jest of course…I would suggest you look at what each uniform represents…
Michael:
Glad to see you once again commenting on MEN. You’ve been gone too long!
If you actually watch the video it looks like this lady was basically executed for trying to just drive away from a peaceful demonstration by a masked ice agent (border patrolman?) who positioned his body in front of her car as she was trying to veer around him when he shot her to death. If policemen in America are allowed to wear masks and do things like this, I’d say no one is really safe anymore. Killing peaceful protesters while you are trying to remove non-citizens from the country has kind of a NOT “the land of the free,” vibe to me.
Clinton, you can believe that version if it gives you comfort. You seem like a decent person, so I strongly advise against getting in the middle of a police enforcement action with your vehicle, trying to block it, and then driving potentially toward an officer, risking serious them injury. That’s not going to end well for you, and you should know better by now at your age.
Brian, thanks for the very kind ageist comment. I’m not believing any version of the event except “my lying eyes.” Now I’m off to the gun range to sharpen up the old (in every sense of the word) aim, (just in case).
Thank You Brian!
“Peaceful” protestors are not being killed. People that block roadways, attack federal officers or refuse to comply with police or federal officers instruction are not peaceful and their activity is not legal. It is not a 1st Amendment right to break the law. The massive illegal invasion that occurred during the last administration needs to be corrected.
Well Said Helen!!
Most of what you say, Helen, is true. What is not true is some of what you imply as actually happening. Ms Good was not blocking traffic. In the videos one can see several cars passing her stopped vehicle. The other issues you mention are in dispute and require an impartial investigation to determine.
It is worth stating that to be undocumented in the country is by itself only a misdemeanor. The punishment for a misdemeanor is usually a fine and/or community service. Thousands of people in the country illegally were deported during the Obama administration without all the trauma we see now. ICE agents avoided schools and churches. Unlike what was said in the presidential campaign, ICE agents are not going after only the “worst of the worst”. They are deporting citizens along with law-abiding immigrants using agents with little training, ignoring due process and interested more in meeting quotas. This article in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/migrants-self-deportation-trump-immigration) tells a different story than the one told by Secretary Noem in her TV adds. To my mind cruelty is the descriptive word for our present federal administration.
Mr. Molly,A clarification.Ms Good was indeed blocking traffic and for a good five minutes.She was positioned perpendicular to the flow of traffic with the intent to impede as evidenced by the honking horns.She was repeatedly told to move and refused.She was then ordered(legally) to exit the car and again refused only to ‘gun’ the engine towards the officer who had to make an instant life and death decision.It appears she paid the ultimate price for an orchestrated publicity stunt.
If Ms Good blocked the road then why were cars seen passing her and proceeding to the traffic light at the next intersection? Clearly she had stopped, almost but not quite, at the perpendicular to the traffic but she was not blocking it. The rest is debatable. Some say ICE agents told to move, others to stay. One agent approached and appeared to try to open her driver’s door. You say it all appears to be a publicity stunt. Fine. I hope for an impartial investigation before I draw a conclusion.
In addition,while it’s true the penalty is initially a misdemeanor,reentry is a felony.Over three million illegals were deported during the Obama administration and according to Homeland Security and the ACLU,75% did not receive ‘due process’ or a judicial review.But I heard no complaints then.
Robert, you make some sensible points. Yes, a person would have to enter the country without proper documentation, then leave and enter without documentation again before there is a felony. I don’t know why you didn’t hear any complaints about due process during the Obama administration. I would be surprised if Homeland Security would have complained about their deportation policy. The ACLU would have held the government to account. I know administrations for decades have had difficulty with congressional funding for border and immigration enforcement. Only now has Trump gotten lots of funding in the Big Beautiful Bill.
A quick online search will reveal that unholding immigration laws was supported by President Clinton, President Obama as well as Hillary Clinton. I don’t recall them being villified for their positions. Why is violating immigration laws without legal consequences now considered acceptable?
Amazing! I know Trump complained that democrats opened the borders to the insane and criminals by the millions. Hillary, if I recall was never president and did not enforce immigration policy. That never stopped Trump from accusing her. By the way, most Americans, myself included, supported law and order along our borders. I do not favor closing them to any and all immigration, which is what is presently happening.
Man, Helen, that’s harsh. The lady deserved to lose her life because she blocked a roadway or tried to leave the scene of a protest? Sounds to me more like stuff they do to people in China or North Korea; not America. But whatever floats your patriotic boat I guess.
Please Mike. I’m just glad that every time I’ve gotten stressed and misunderstood the directions from a ferry worker, they didn’t have gun to pull on me. A masked armed man, hired by a regime that historically and increasingly uses violence to further it’s power agenda, in a city where an authority figured murdered a man, walked up to her door, grabbed the handled and said, “Get out of the f***ing car.” Don’t pretend that agent intended to give a “lawful order” designed to protect and serve. You yourself would be a better soldier and a better man than that. And you certainly wouldn’t fire through the windshield of a small, unarmed citizen slowly maneuvering her car to drive away. You have a strong voice – I challenge you to raise the bar, not defend how low it’s become!
Hey Michelle – I truly appreciate the respectful dialogue (those fireside chats were foundational, weren’t they?). Here’s where the rub is for me – ICE is under a lawful order to deport criminals and illegals. Minnesota is rotting from fraud, crime, and general tax payer abuse – this should actually concern all of us who pay taxes (because we are paying for it). When people obstruct their mission, there are consequences. I’m not sure why a law abiding citizen would obstruct an individual who’s sole mission is to remove bad people from our country. I’d like to think I would have acted differently than the ICE agent – the heat of the moment either drives one to react or respond – and that requires extreme discipline. Renee could have responded differently as could have the agent. I’d present you with the same challenge – have the “wine moms” (just learned that term lol) be more civil. These agents have families too.
Ms. Good may have been acting illegally. However, the penalty for “blocking traffic” is not an argument with an ICE officer followed by an execution. Is “blocking traffic” even an offense that can lead to an actual arrest? Her statements to the officer as she starts to drive away reveal she was not being outwardly combative. It was the officer who was being combative. Why was his firearm even drawn? Ms. Good’s vehicle was clearly stationary when the officer approached her. A review of the bullet hole location in the windshield reveals it was likely fired from beside the vehicle near the front wheel well, not from directly in front of the vehicle.
After reviewing the comments, would the individuals supporting the shooting of Ms. Good, support the actions of the Alabama State Police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965? The bloody Sunday protesters were breaking the law by blocking traffic on the bridge. The Alabama State Police gave them a lawful order to stop. Does that make the response from the Alabama State Police, when they had police dogs attack protesters and beat the protesters with billy clubs so violently that Reverend James Reeb of Boston died from his injuries on March 11, 1965, an acceptable response to the violation of the law?
Whatever Ms. Good’s transgressions, none of them rose to the level justifying her summary execution by gunfire. Blocking traffic and cursing at masked law enforcement, none of that is a capital crime.
I’m saddened to read comments from otherwise thoughtful neighbors attempting to blame the victim, to normalize this tragedy, a life needlessly lost. Fortunately we live in a community where law enforcement follows much higher standards, where officers are well trained, especially in how to de-escalate troubling situations. ICE would do well to adopt standards of local law enforcement, but we see no such interest from agency leadership.
So has anything really changed in 60 years?
Jeremy Mitchell wants me to close the computer lid and quit engaging with people in Edmonds, so I think I will unpack the ‘ol .22 revolver and head to the shooting range today for some target practice (just in case). The polarization in this country is really starting to scare me, and I don’t scare easy. When you can be shot and killed for just blocking a road, something just isn’t right.
Roger, the “victim” as you call Renee, had a choice. While I do NOT condone this action, she had a choice and unfortunately it came with a deadly consequence that will change both of their families forever. When you can sit on a subway and be executed, when young girls can be trafficked, when we allow millions of people to cross our borders with no checks and balances, we have put ourselves at risk – not from each other – but from those who are here illegally and from the criminals the courts continue to release.In August 2024, 62% of all encounters at the border involved single adults, while 27% involved families and 11% involved unaccompanied minors. Historically, the single adult category has been overwhelmingly male between the ages of 18 – 34 (according to Chat).
The ICE directors of the Obama and Biden administrations said they would have handled the current deportations differently, presumably more humanely, as noted by Mr. Molly. However, they have zero credibility. We remember the Head of DHS under Biden, Mr. Majorkas, who lied repeatedly under oath about the state of the southern border saying it was “secure” when in fact millions of unvetted illegals entered continuously for years. ICE uses the same tactics to remove illegal aliens, especially criminals as they always have.
It’s time to close comments on this one. Thanks all.