{
  "id": "2026-03-17-university-of-washington-report-of-federal-law-enforcement-activity-near-the-uw-",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-report-of-federal-law-enforcement-activity-near-the-uw--2026-03-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-17",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Report of federal law enforcement activity near the UW in Seattle",
    "headlinePublic": "Report of federal law enforcement activity near the UW in Seattle",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/03/17/report-of-federal-law-enforcement-activity-near-the-uw-in-seattle/) on or about 2026-03-17. Full text is preserved from the official emergency updates archive.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for operational or investigation status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2026-03-17 on the official emergency updates site",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "The University of Washington is aware of reports of a person being taken into custody near a home north of NE 45th Street and 20th Avenue NE. Initial information indicates that the person was detained in connection with a federal warrant from out of state. The UW is still working to gather verifiable information.\n\nAt this time, our understanding is that no UW students, faculty or staff were involved. We understand that incidents such as these can be deeply upsetting and will attempt to provide accurate information as soon as possible. Please visit our Campus Community Safety website for guidance on potential federal immigration actions on campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/03/17/report-of-federal-law-enforcement-activity-near-the-uw-in-seattle/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert official update",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency updates archive page body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 654,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert update archive entry for University of Washington.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official emergency updates page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Report of federal law enforcement activity near the UW in Seattle",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/03/17/report-of-federal-law-enforcement-activity-near-the-uw-in-seattle/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}