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Oakland County commissioners adopt resolution backing state immigration reform, create ad hoc committee to pursue local measures
Summary
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted Feb. 19 to endorse Michigan Senate bills 508–510 and adopted a county resolution opposing civil immigration enforcement tactics by ICE on county facilities. Commissioners also created an ad hoc Community Safety & Civil Rights Committee to study and recommend enforceable local policies.
Oakland County commissioners on Feb. 19 adopted a package of measures urging reforms to federal civil‑immigration enforcement and created an ad hoc committee to pursue local action.
The board voted 12–5 to approve a resolution formally supporting Michigan Senate bills 508, 509 and 510, legislation that would restrict certain civil‑immigration enforcement activities around sensitive locations and require additional judicial oversight. “I chose to do an inordinate introduction with this resolution,” said Commissioner Brendan Johnson, who sponsored the measure, arguing the board had to act quickly in the face of incidents across the country.
Separately, the board adopted a county resolution opposing civil immigration enforcement activities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and related federal agencies…
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