Seattle Schools Briefly Shelter in Place Over Unconfirmed ICE Reports

Six Seattle Public Schools briefly sheltered in place after unconfirmed reports of ICE activity in the city’s South End. The schools—Mercer International Middle, Cleveland STEM High, Maple Elementary, Dearborn Park International Elementary, Beacon Hill International Elementary, and Aki Kurose Middle—took precautionary shelter-in-place steps (exterior doors locked, movement allowed inside) with SPS Safety and Security on site; no confirmed ICE presence was reported as of the update, and officials continued to verify details. Some shelters may have ended by day’s end while others remained, underscoring a push for clearer protocols and careful information sharing amid uncertainty.