A demonstration was blocking traffic in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) reported at 5 p.m. Monday. However, SDOT announced around 6:45 p.m. that demonstrators had cleared out. The gathering appeared to be an “ICE Out for Good” protest headed to the Federal Building, as posted online.

A protest erupted in downtown Seattle Saturday afternoon, an anti- ICE group blocked all southbound traffic on 2nd Ave at Madison St.

On Saturday, crowds gathered at locations across Seattle to remember Alex Pretti and protest his killing by federal Border patrol agents. We spoke with attendees about their reaction to the news and why they hit the streets.

The traffic impacts came as hundreds of demonstrators marched through neighborhoods across the Seattle area earlier in the day.