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#ICAO: #AB1704
Owner: #CATALDO MICHAEL
Flt: #N8131H #BE36
Time: 2025-12-30 16:48:06 EST
Min Alt: 2900 ft
Min Dist: 0.5 nm (159° SSE)
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December 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM

Termites Unite Spokane

@termitesunite.bsky.social

Spokane: we must show actual solidarity with our Latinx neighbors and the 6/11 ICE protest arrestees who are being thrown under the bus for trying to prevent the abduction bus leaving with 2 legal immigrants.

Please call our elected officials to tell prosecutors to DROP ALL CHARGES. #FreeThemAll

Mayor Lisa Brown
CALL 509-625-6250

Spokane City Council

Betsy Wilkerson
City Council President
Phone: 509.625.6258
Email: bwilkerson@spokanecity.org

Michael Cathcart
City Council, District 1
Phone: 509.625.6257
Email: mcathcart@spokanecity.org

Jonathan Bingle
City Council, District 1
Phone: 509.625.6275
Email: jbingle@spokanecity.org

Paul Dillon
City Council, District 2
Phone: 509.625.6254
Email: pdillon@spokanecity.org

Lili Navarrete
City Council, District 2
Phone: 509.768.6738
Email: lnavarrete@spokanecity.org

Kitty Klitzke
City Council, District 3
Phone: 509.625.6291
Email: kklitzke@spokanecity.org

Zack Zappone
City Council, District 3
Phone: 509.625.6256
Email: zzappone@spokanecity.org

Facebook post from Ben Stuckart (former Spokane City Council President)

ACTION ALERT: Three weeks ago I became the legal guardian to a young man from Venezuela seeking asylum. He has turned in all paperwork and has a future court hearing. I went with him to ICE check in today. They detained him to Tacoma.

I am asking that if you care at all about these illegal detainers you meet me at 411 West Cataldo by 2 pm. I am going to sit in front of the bus. Feel free to join me.....

The Latino community needs the rest of our community right now. Not tonight, not Saturday, but right now!!!!!

They Were With Us Yesterday — ICE is Separating Youth from Their Communities and Stealing Their Futures

A message from Latinos En Spokane
Please take a moment to read our response, share our stories, and continue supporting our work at https://givebutter.com/Poderlegaldonations

To our community,

Yesterday, two of our youth clients received unexpected text messages from ICE agents asking them to go into the ICE office for a check-in. They were confused about this request, as their court hearings were scheduled for next year. They called their legal guardian and us to accompany them to their check-in. Our legal and social worker team often accompanies clients to immigration appointments and court hearings. This is a fundamental service we provide to bridge knowledge and access to community systems at Latinos En Spokane.
We arrived equipped with all of their legal documents. We checked in, and the agents asked our clients to go to the back offices with them. Their guardians and our team weren't allowed to go with them. We waited for a few minutes, and then ICE agents returned to the lobby with their belongings, letting us know that they were detained and would be sent to the Tacoma Detention Center to wait for their court date. We tried to show them evidence of their paperwork, and speak with them, but they refused and asked us to leave.

We had all our documentation and proof of their humanitarian parole, asylum, and WA court-appointed guardianship ready to prove their documented status. None of this helped us as the agents didn't bother to see any of their records.

We cried together in the parking lot and made the decision to stay and plea for their release. They had followed the law and their immigration process, yet their freedoms were taken without reason. We were in shock at the inhumane treatment and injustice. Just moments before, they were with us. We knew this was a pivotal moment—to walk away or to stand up for them. We chose to stay. We knew [cont

it was our right to ask for their release and to be present on the street and sidewalk, so we stood peacefully to protest for them and for all who were taken without due process.

We shared their story through our social media and received support from the community, who wanted to sit with us in this collective grief. This sit-in was peaceful. People came together to sit in solidarity, sing, and voice their worries. Most importantly, people came together to exercise their First Amendment rights.

As the hours passed and no notice was given about their release, organizers on the ground continued to protest to demand their release, as ICE agents refused to respond. This remained a peaceful protest until police arrived and used excessive force. There was no de-escalation, no communication to support protesters; they were only there to support ICE agents.

We are saddened by the outcome of our community members being taken and by the Spokane Police Department arresting 30 protesters. We felt a deep sense of helplessness in the face of such injustice, and at the same time, joy in seeing so many people come together in solidarity. Thank you for standing with our community as it is targeted. The vast majority of those detained are youth, families, and essential workers—individuals who build our homes, grow and process our food, and provide indispensable services. They are not criminals. This is an attack on our communities, our workforce, and our First Amendment rights.

Federal agents are operating without rule of law in our community, and trust within government systems are eroding before us. Our community deserves to live in freedom, without fear of persecution, in the very country they came to seeking safety. We will continue advocating to keep families together and provide free immigration legal services and accompaniment to support the community. Please consider donating to help us continue our work and advocacy in community.

In solidarity,
Latinos En Spokane

June 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM

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@abovebelmont.bsky.social

#ICAO: #AB1704
Owner: #CATALDO MICHAEL
Flt: #N8131H #BE36
Time: 2026-01-21 14:29:50 EST
Min Alt: 3100 ft
Min Dist: 1.5 nm (-49° NW)•airplanes•flightaware•faa

January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM

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#ICAO: #AB1704
Owner: #CATALDO MICHAEL
Flt: #N8131H #BE36
Time: 2026-01-13 13:35:55 EST
Min Alt: 2500 ft
Min Dist: 0.06 nm (101° E)
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January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM

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#ICAO: #AB1704
Owner: #CATALDO MICHAEL
Flt: #N8131H #BE36
Time: 2026-01-02 11:45:20 EST
Min Alt: 2975 ft
Min Dist: 2.9 nm (106° ESE)
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January 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM

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#ICAO: #AB1704
Owner: #CATALDO MICHAEL
Flt: #N8131H #BE36
Time: 2025-12-08 14:02:08 EST
Min Alt: 2225 ft
Min Dist: 3.5 nm (97° E)
Loudness: 1 dB
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December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM

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#ICAO: #AB1704
Owner: #CATALDO MICHAEL
Flt: #N8131H #BE36
Time: 2025-10-18 11:11:40 EDT
Min Alt: 1025 ft
Min Dist: 9.5 km (-87° W)
Loudness: 0 dB
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