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Iowa City police outline outreach schedule, say immigrant/refugee outreach is assigned to a dedicated officer
Summary
A police community outreach staffer described recent neighborhood visits, scam presentations and upcoming recruiting events; he said the department has a designated officer for immigrant and refugee outreach and that legal questions about cooperation with federal immigration authorities are handled by the city or county attorney offices.
Trey Hall, community outreach staff for the Iowa City Police Department, briefed the Human Rights Commission on recent and upcoming outreach activities, including squad tours at early-learning centers, scam-and-fraud presentations at senior sites, a presence at a Martin Luther King Day service and planned visits to senior residences and career fairs.
Hall said the department runs regular reading-and-squad-tour events for children, delivers scam-prevention sessions for older adults, and will participate in a Hawkeye Community College career fair to provide recruiting information. He also said he serves as a Big Brothers Big Sisters board member and noted an upcoming event there.
In response to a commissioner question about outreach to immigrant communities, Hall said Joshua (a department staffer who handles immigrant and refugee community work) runs programs focused on building rapport between department leaders and immigrant and refugee residents, including a February program that will involve Captain Brotherton and community members. Hall said people can contact the department with questions but that legal questions about cooperation with federal immigration enforcement should be directed to the city attorney’s office or the Johnson County attorney’s office.
Commissioners asked the department for contact information to coordinate a possible Know Your Rights panel; Hall offered to share Joshua’s email and to have Joshua contact commission staff to coordinate. No formal action or vote followed the presentation.
