University of Washington Students Hold anti-ICE Rally On Campus

By Jacob Seltzer

Edited by Marian Mohamed and Kenneth Tran

On Jan. 27, University of Washington (UW) students took part in an ‘ICE Out Now’ demonstration held in Red Square of the UW Seattle campus, demanding for the removal of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents out of U.S. cities and that university admins act to prevent their presence on campus. The rally began late in the evening, organized by Students for Democratic Society at UW, and garnered hundreds of students and community members who held signs as they chanted, marched, and temporarily occupied streets around the campus. The demonstration is among the hundreds of nation-wide marches and protests that have taken place demanding for the abolishment of ICE,  after a surge of federal agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota led to the shooting and killing of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Keith Porter Jr.

At the University of Washington Seattle campus, protesters march from the Red Square to the intersection of 15th and 40th during a 'ICE Out Now' protest Jan. 27. (Photo by Jacob Seltzer.)

A group of protesters stand together in a circle and listen intently to speakers from SUPER at the UW 'ICE Out Now' protest on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Seltzer.)

One protester attended the 'ICE Out Now' demonstration dressed in a Batman costume. (Photo by Jacob Seltzer.)

Multiple protesters cross the street holding signs and demanding for the abolishment of ICE on Jan. 27. (Photo by Jacob Seltzer.)

A protester rides through Red Square at the UW Seattle campus during an ICE out protest on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Setlzer.)

An organizer signals other demonstrators to take a turn. (Photo by Jacob Seltzer.)

An attendee at the 'ICE OUT' rally at UW Seattle campus sits on top of a power bank and their boots, marked with red tap, hangs off the side on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Seltzer.)

A group of organizers leads the protest, holding a sign that reads 'Abolish ICE,' from the intersection of 15th and 40th South toward the UW police department building on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Seltzer.)