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Iowa City police outreach officer describes immigrant- and refugee-focused engagement
Summary
Trey Hall of the Iowa City Police Department reported on outreach activities led by community outreach staff, including presentations for immigrant and refugee communities, partnership meetings, and a fundraising event that raised $754 for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Trey Hall, Iowa City Police Department community outreach officer, told the Human Rights Commission on Feb. 24 that department staff have been actively meeting with immigrant and refugee communities to explain police roles and when to call 911.
"His entire role is immigrant refugee, and police relations," Hall said of outreach staff member Joshua Debusu, who has presented at the public library’s English conversation class and plans a domestic-violence presentation at the Broadway Neighborhood Center. Hall said Debusu often presents in participants’ native languages and partners with department supervisors for those sessions.
Hall said department staff met Feb. 20 with the Center for Worker Justice to explain differences between ICE and the Iowa City Police Department and to discuss partnership opportunities for educational programs. He also said Sergeant Neland and Joshua Debusu met with Global Ties Iowa and foreign-exchange visitors to explain how the local police and prosecuting offices function.
Hall closed by noting department members participate in community fundraising: "This past weekend, there was Bowl for Kids' Sake at the Colonial Lanes, and the police department raised $754," which Hall said stays in the community to support local mentorship matches.
No formal action was taken on the outreach update; commissioners asked questions and noted appreciation for hearing officers’ names and outreach plans.
