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Detroit Police Chief Plans to "Terminate" Two Officers Who Contacted Border Patrol Amid Traffic Stops
Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison will fire two officers for violating department policy by contacting Border Patrol during traffic stops, leading to federal detentions.
- At a Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said he plans to fire two unnamed Detroit police employees who contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection, suspending them with pay while seeking suspensions without pay as the investigation continues.
- The incidents trace to stops on Dec. 16 and Feb. 9 when officers contacted Border Patrol after suspecting noncitizenship or due to a language barrier, violating Detroit Police Department policy, Bettison said.
- A routine body-camera audit uncovered the Dec. 16 stop on Detroit's west side where Border Patrol arrived, investigated, and detained the individual, Bettison said, noting, `Ultimately, this police officer, believing this individual was not a U.S. citizen, decided to contact Border Patrol,` Bettison said.
- At the council session Tuesday, Santiago-Romero requested a DPD update and sent a Jan. 8 memo to `ban or limit` ICE activity, while Roach said, `With that said and as previously stated, this administration will reenforce the longstanding policy that the Detroit Police Department does not, in any way, engage in federal immigration enforcement.`
- Amid calls for transparency, District 7 Councilman Denzel McCampbell said `That brings up a higher need for people to know what the policies are`, emphasizing the importance of clarifying department practices regarding immigration.
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DETROIT — Two Detroit police officers who contacted immigration authorities during traffic stops in recent weeks will be fired, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison announced, according to The Detroit News. At a meeting of the Detroit Police Commissioners Board held […] The post Detroit Police Chief Says He Will Fire Officers Who Called Immigration During Traffic Stops appeared first on Latino Detroit.
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison announced that officers accused of working with federal immigration agents will face accountability measures, as part of the city’s effort to maintain its “welcoming” status.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, and unnamed Detroit police officers.WHEN & WHERE: Incidents occurred on December 16 and February 9; comments were made d…
Two Detroit cops suspended after contacting federal immigration agents - The Midwesterner
Two Detroit police officers have been suspended for working with federal immigration agents, which led to the detainment of two illegal aliens. Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison told the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners last week that the suspensions stemmed from Dec. 16 and Feb. 9 interactions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol that violated the department’s policies, the Detroit Free Press reported. He also asked the…
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