Detroit officials sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday condemning recent high-speed chases by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in Detroit’s residential neighborhoods.
In two separate incidents in May and June, Detroit officials say ICE conducted high-speed vehicular chases through Detroit neighborhoods, which “risked the safety of Detroiters.” The letter comes from city council members Denzel McCampbell and Gabriela Santiago-Romero, along with Police Commissioner Victoria Camille, who called on DHS to end vehicular pursuits and publicly release details of the incidents.
According to city officials, the first chase on May 19 left a Detroit asylum seeker with a broken knee and other injuries requiring emergency surgery…