Washtenaw and Livingston counties are taking sharply different approaches to federal immigration enforcement.
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office joined a formal partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 20. The county is also seeking $7.5 million through a federal grant program for body-worn cameras, a mobile command center, a drone and a robotic dog.
In neighboring Washtenaw County, officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit accusing them of interfering with immigration enforcement. County officials have pushed back against ICE tactics that rely on local jails honoring civil detention requests or allowing immigration enforcement in county buildings without a judicial warrant…