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As reports of ICE emerge in Seattle suburbs, neighborhood watches take shape

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As reports of ICE emerge in Seattle suburbs, neighborhood watches take shape

ICE arrested Juan's uncle in late October, on a freeway on-ramp while he was on his way to work early in the morning, around 5 a.m. Juan said his uncle’s arrest — and that of several others — sent a chill through the neighborhood.

A day after his uncle's arrest, Juan said he was stopped by law enforcement on the freeway in the middle of the road. He describes four cars surrounding him, and slowing down to a stop on the freeway. He believes it was ICE. He suspects they followed him from his uncle's neighborhood and were waiting for him the next day.

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"Garcia is a volunteer with an ICE watch group. People call in to report ICE activity, and they send volunteers like him out to document arrests and connect people to legal services."

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