(Full Article: https://www.eyesonice.net/p/the-despicable-collusion-between )
Just before midnight on Friday, federal agents arrived, forcefully shaking the families’ tents and initially claiming to be local police before admitting they were immigration enforcement. The most despicable part of the raid? The park rangers returned alongside these ICE agents to execute the arrests.
“Five men, fathers and husbands who are the primary breadwinners for their households, were taken away in the dead of night.”
Now, women and children are left traumatized and scrambling to raise funds for legal representation, terrified that their loved ones will be transferred out of state from the Tacoma facility where they are currently held.
Demand Accountability:
The Forest Service has remained silent, hiding behind the excuse of the Labor Day holiday weekend. This was not routine land management. This was a coordinated, deceitful ambush facilitated by park staff weaponizing their authority against campers in a gross violation of public trust.
Hold them accountable, The Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest must answer for rangers acting as spotters for ICE raids.
Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest Supervisor’s Office 1000 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 410, Everett, WA 98208 Phone: (360) 856 5700
Mt. Baker Ranger Station 810 State Route 20, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 Phone: (360) 854 2553
Snoqualmie Ranger District North Bend Office 902 S.E. North Bend Way, Bldg 1, North Bend, WA 98045 Phone: (425) 888 1421
Enumclaw Office 450 Roosevelt Ave. E., Enumclaw, WA 98022 Phone: (360) 825 6585