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Federal workers: ‘ICE Out of Our Workplaces’
Federal workers in Seattle, other cities holding informational pickets to demand an end to ICE presence in public buildings
SEATTLE, WA (June 24, 2025) — As the Trump administration ramps up it’s detention and deportation apparatus, federal workers are fighting back. On Wednesday, June 25, federal workers in Seattle, New York City, and Chicago will hold coordinated informational pickets, demanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cease raids, harassment, and detainments inside public buildings.
Advocates have reported ICE agents waiting outside federal courthouses and other public buildings, grabbing people leaving court hearings or other essential business with the government. It’s leading to a threatening environment for immigrants and federal workers alike, with info picket organizers reporting racial profiling, intimidation, and unsafe working conditions inside federal facilities.
A protestor at the 2025 May Day march.
In a press release, the workers explain their motivation to take action: “the Trump administration is weaponizing federal law enforcement against immigrant communities and union leaders—turning public buildings into detention centers and workplaces into sites of fear. These informational pickets send a unified message: Federal workers refuse to be silent. We stand with the public we serve—and we demand ICE out of our workplaces and all workplaces.”
The workers are calling for the removal of ICE from federal workplaces and an end to the use of public buildings as detention sites. These informational pickets are organized by the Federal Unionists Network (FUN) — a coalition of national labor unions representing federal workers and allied organizations — and are supported by community organizations, supportive members of the public, fellow union members, and local labor leaders.
TAKE A STAND: join federal workers and labor and community allies on Wednesday, June 25 at 4:30 p.m. at the Jackson Federal Building (915 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98174).
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