As reports of ICE start popping up in Seattle, the suburbs already know they’re here

As reports of ICE start popping up in Seattle, the suburbs already know they’re here Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez November 25, 2025 / 1:24 pm

Outside Seattle, the suburbs are often hubs for Latino and first-generation immigrant communities. Reports of ICE arrests in some of those smaller cities have been trending over the past weeks, although the official numbers are tough to pinpoint. Some suburban communities are responding to immigration enforcement in different ways.

The Burien neighborhood where Juan spent time growing up is quiet.

It’s close to 6 p.m., a time when people are typically getting home from work. The block is a mix of apartment buildings and suburban homes — lots of minivans and work trucks.

The only things moving in the neighborhood are Juan and his daughter, as th