by Hannah Saunders
We are back with another weekly reporting round-up! We missed a week, but hope you’ve been keeping up-to-date with our reporting. From Oct. 12-19, TtS published five pieces on topics like the DMV-to-DHS pipeline, an upcoming Seattle City Council meeting where organizers plan to speak about Trans lives lost, and tons of photos. Let’s crack into it!
UWCHR examines DMV-to-DHS pipeline in four states and highlights four loopholes
The University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights (UWCHR) released a new report on Oct. 13, highlighting how agencies in four different states are sharing vehicle information for the feds to carry out immigration enforcement activities. It stated that the new rise in arrests can primarily be attributed to state Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMV), with Latino men working in construction and landscaping being the most targeted. Despite sanctuary laws, UWCHR said Washington must immediately act to stop aiding in the terrors being carried out against immigrant communities.
“In multiple cases confirmed by UWCHR, queries performed by CBP ORIs preceded arrests carried out by ICE arrest teams, suggesting that, in fact, ICE continues to access Washingtonians’ DOL data, either by logging into Nlets/ACCESS under CBP ORIs, or asking CBP to conduct searches on their behalf,” according to the report.
Click here to learn more.
Grassroots organizers encourage sharing stories of Trans lives lost at upcoming Seattle City Council meeting
Grassroots organizers are encouraging community members to attend the Seattle City Council meeting on Oct. 20, at 1:30 p.m. to share stories of the lives of Transgender people who have died. This effort comes as the Trump regime continues to rollback the rights of Transgender people, and as Washingtonians will vote on two anti-Trans ballot initiatives this Nov.
“Share your suffering so that maybe your name won’t be counted amongst them,” a flyer shared with TtS stated.
The grassroots organizers’ ask for community members to attend the council meeting to provide remarks on Trans lives lost also comes during LGBTQ+ History Month.
Read more here.
Las Vegas musician to drop music video on Oct. 18 featuring protest footage from Portland’s ICE facility
“Collecting deaths from oppression and reflection of successes with a vengeance that is death race, I’ll rev your engine,” is a lyric from Hip Hop artist, Huc. Finn’s song, “Microphone No. 5,” which was released in Nov. of 2025. On Oct. 18, Huc. Finn will release a music video for it that features footage from protests outside of Portland’s ICE facility.
The music video’s footage was filmed and edited by Joseph R. Davis, known as “Bunny,” who has been covering ICE protests at the processing facility in Portland since July 4, 2025. Davis, who’s artwork TtS has previously published, has 25 years of experience in film, art, and photography.
Read more and find the music video at this link.
Photos: UW solidarity rally for Jane Doe and survivors
On Oct. 16, University of Washington (UW) students held a solidarity rally at Red Square for Cornell’s Jane Doe and all survivors of sexual violence.
View more photos by Gray Trammel here.
Photos: Seattle No Kings
Thousands of people marched through Seattle for the Oct. 17 No Kings protest. Pro-Palestine chants rang through the streets, as did chants of democrats and republicans being one in the same. Some marching also talked about how voting is not enough to stop this fascist regime.
Click here to view Chris Rojas’s photos.
And that’s it for our weekly reporting round-up. Be sure to subscribe to our free newsletter so you don’t miss any more Pacific Northwestern antifascist news!
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