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Residents urge city to require police transparency after man detained, sent to federal custody
Summary
Multiple residents addressed council with concerns after a local worker was taken into federal custody following a police stop; callers asked the city to restrict local-police involvement in immigration enforcement, to require police reports and family notification when federal agencies are called, and to commit to transparency.
Several residents urged the St. Clair Shores City Council on Sept. 15 to adopt limits and transparency measures for local police interactions with federal immigration authorities following a reported local incident in which a worker was detained and transferred to federal custody.
Jennifer Oreste opened public comment by saying residents were worried because a city worker had been taken from a work site and transferred into federal custody. Karen O’Keefe (public commenter) said she had been “impressed by the professionalism and…
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