A coalition demanding police transparency and accountability is calling on Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to stop the city’s police department from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a controversial immigration raid that led to three arrests, including two protesters.
In a letter sent to Duggan last week, the Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability urged Duggan to direct the Detroit Police Department to adopt a “non-cooperation” policy with ICE and take steps to protect Detroiters from federal immigration enforcement. The call comes after a June 30 raid on the city’s west side, where federal agents and local police surrounded a home with rifles drawn and arrested a man from Honduras.
“These are urgent times with Federal Agents and actions threatening the basic rights of all of us,” the coalition wrote. “We urge you to take immediate and public action on this life-altering matter.”…