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Detroit police chief seeks to fire officers who called ICE during traffic stops
Detroit Police Chief Bettison seeks firing of two officers for violating department policy by contacting federal immigration agents despite available 24/7 translation services.
- Recently, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said he intends to fire two officers after they contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection during traffic stops.
- Detroit Police Department policy forbids contacting Border Patrol or ICE for translation or enforcement, citing repeated training and 24-hour contracted translation services.
- Chief Bettison suspended both employees with pay and requested board approval to suspend them without pay as he moves toward termination.
- On Feb. 19, the Board of Police Commissioners was expected to decide, but a command hearing could take up to 21 days and involve months of arbitration, while a sergeant filed a federal lawsuit.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently purchased a warehouse six miles outside Detroit, raising concerns that the planned officer firings could prompt reviews of city policy and funding under House rules on earmarks.
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Detroit PD aims to make example of officers who called CBP
Two police officers have been suspended without pay by the Detroit Police Department on the allegation that they violated policy by contacting federal immigration authorities during traffic stops. In a vote Thursday evening, the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners chose to punish the police officer and sergeant for contacting Border Patrol agents on two occasions, with the end goal of firing both law enforcement officials, according to WXYZ De…
Blue City Goes Berserk After Two Officers Work With ICE And Border Patrol - The American Tribune.com
Detroit’s chief of police is taking action to have two officers under his command fired from their positions after they reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during routine traffic stops, which he says is a violation of department policy. Police Chief Todd Bettison stated that the actions taken by the officers led to detentions and were in violation of a long-standing rule that prohibits officers from being involved with federa…
Matt Hall: ‘Completely unacceptable’ to fire Detroit officers who contacted immigration agents
In the latest development in the dispute over Detroit police officers’ contact with federal immigration authorities, Speaker of the House Rep. Matt Hall, R-Richland, said Thursday that firing the two officers would be “completely unacceptable,” intensifying a rift between the Republican-led legislature and city leadership. The officers suspended for contacting illegal immigrants’ cases with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol,…
Detroit officer sues over suspension after contacting border patrol
A police sergeant is suing over the Detroit police chief's decision to suspend her after she contacted border patrol during a traffic stop earlier in February. Chief Todd Bettison said it is not department policy to include immigration enforcement during police work.
Detroit Evening Report: City council questions Detroit Police about ICE collaboration - WDET 101.9 FM
The Detroit Police Department told city council Tuesday that the department does not participate in immigration enforcement. City Council questioned the department about how and if it provides any support to ICE after reports of officers working alongside Customs and Border Patrol. First Assistant Chief Charles Fitzgerald told the council the department is not in the immigration business. “We have, obviously, a city ordinance for bias-based po…
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