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Residents urge Washtenaw County to declare county properties off‑limits to ICE

Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners · January 8, 2026
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Summary

Multiple public commenters asked Washtenaw County to adopt an 'ICE‑free zone' policy after alleged local immigration enforcement incidents and a claim that ICE subpoenaed county records; commissioners said they were working on a resolution and asked staff to follow up.

Multiple residents and immigrant‑rights organizers used the meeting's public comment period to press the county to adopt policies preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and related federal immigration enforcement from accessing county buildings, property or records. Laura Sanders (Dexter Township) said several community members were taken by ICE from public places over…

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