The Seattle City Council was so unruly by far-left activists that members were forced to take several breaks and several were handcuffed.
On Tuesday, hundreds of activists, many wearing masks, marched in front of Seattle City Hall and poured into the chambers inside. He called on local leaders to allocate more resources to housing immigrants instead of funding “racist” police equipment. Protesters also included members of far-left groups such as Stop the Sweep Seattle and Comunidad Sin Fronteras.
“We need housing now!” they chanted in unison before one of the ringleaders, believed to be Rosario López Hernandez, enraged the crowd with a rattling speech in Spanish.
Activists yelled and banged on windows with such force that they feared the windows would break, disrupting the proceedings while Congress attempted to conduct business, including honoring Washington’s first black state senator. continued to interfere.
“This is a physical threat to the safety of each of us as members of this Congress. And it is a physical threat to the operation of our civic institutions. I want to set the record straight that I feel threatened.” City Councilwoman Kathy Moore. “…We are shutting down the workings of our democracy because of mob action, and that is unacceptable.”
Just before 3 p.m., Seattle police received a report of a disturbance. They warned the demonstrators to leave or be arrested, but several apparently refused, and officers subsequently arrested six people.
Five of the six arrested, including Hernandez, were charged with trespassing and taken into custody. They were then bailed out by the government. Northwest Community Bail Fund, a notorious anti-police fund dedicated to helping “non-white and non-cisgender people.” Another arrestee was reportedly He was released before being charged.
Jonathan Cho of the Discovery Institute reported that there were no “immigrants” among those arrested. However, Mr. Hernandez appeared to suggest in his speech that he was an “illegal alien.” “There is no special card that says, ‘Rosario, you are in the country illegally. You have no right to pay taxes,'” she shouted on the floor of Congress.
The City Council made an announcement in response to the incident. statementHe reiterated that immigrants were not to blame for the unrest. “Let me be clear: the disturbance was caused by a group of protesters. do not have “The City of Seattle has worked with refugees to provide shelter,” the statement reads in part (emphasis omitted).
office of Democratic Mayor Bruce Harrell Choi said the city will “pay for an additional three weeks of temporary accommodation in a hotel for homeless immigrants who seek assistance in Seattle.”
King County has already spent $3 million to house 350 undocumented immigrants through June and has offered an additional $1 million in immigration-related costs, but officials will decide how best to spend the money. I would like to consult with a non-profit organization for this purpose. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee similarly proposed adding $5 million to the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Services and $3 million in grants to counties for immigration services.
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