Sterling Heights police reject mayor’s call to stop cooperating with feds

Sterling Heights police rebuff Mayor Michael Taylor’s meltdown: We’ll keep working with ICE

Last week, Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor raged over immigration enforcement at a city council meeting and called for local police to sever ties with federal law enforcement agencies. On Tuesday, Sterling Heights Police Capt. Mario Bastianelli offered his response to the request to The Detroit News: “That’s not going to happen.” “The mayor said these things he’d like to see, but just because the mayor says he wishes something would happen…

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor calls to distance police from ICE, sparking immediate pushback

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor is calling for changes in how city police work with federal immigration authorities and handle traffic stops involving undocumented immigrants.

Sterling Heights police reject mayor’s call to stop cooperating with feds

"The mayor said these are things he'd like to see, but just because the mayor says he wishes something would happen, that doesn't mean we're going to do it," Police Capt. Bastianelli said. "We've had the same policy for dealing with people we stop who don't have authorization to be in this country, and nothing will change."