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Bay City commission adopts resolution limiting local involvement in federal immigration enforcement, 5-4
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the Bay City City Commission voted 5-4 to adopt a resolution that affirms the city’s priority on local public safety responsibilities and declines to use city resources for federal immigration enforcement.
The Bay City City Commission voted 5-4 on March 17 to adopt a resolution affirming that local public safety resources should prioritize city policing and emergency response rather than federal immigration enforcement.
The resolution, moved by Commissioner Christopher Runberg and seconded by Commissioner Denney, passed after more than two hours of public comment and debate among commissioners. The measure says the city will not direct its police or other municipal employees to enforce federal immigration law or to undertake immigration detention activities that are not part of routine public-safety duties.
Supporters of the resolution told the commission that directing local officers into immigration enforcement would erode trust between immigrant…
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