Is Seattle next? Mayor Harrell signs orders to protect city amid Trump's National Guard escalations

Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

Stephen Howie

October 08, 2025 / 12:58 pm

Mayor Bruce Harrell on Wednesday signed two executive orders aimed at protecting Seattle and its residents from federal law enforcement actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration.

The goals of the preemptive orders are to prepare a legal and citywide groundwork for if and when Trump chooses to send federalized National Guard troops to Seattle, and to protect residents from federal immigration enforcement actions.

“We cannot be underprepared by any stretch of the imagination at this critical moment when Trump is escalating his attacks on cities and carrying out what we believe is a cruel deportation agenda

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