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Clawson council adopts proclamation directing police not to assist ICE in civil enforcement
Summary
After public comment and debate over scope and contract limits, Clawson City Council on Feb. 17 approved a proclamation stating the Clawson Police Department should not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in civil immigration enforcement absent a judicial warrant.
Clawson — The Clawson City Council voted Feb. 17 to adopt a proclamation instructing the Clawson Police Department not to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in civil immigration enforcement activities except when a valid judicial warrant or other legal mandate exists. The measure passed after extended discussion about the proclamation’s legal heft and its relationship to the city’s contract with the city of Troy.
The proclamation, read aloud by Mayor Susan Moffitt, says the council “instructs the Clawson Police Department not to engage in activities that assist ICE and civil immigration enforcement,” including detaining people solely on an administrative request, participating in joint task forces, questioning immigration status absent legitimate law-enforcement purpose, and sharing nonpublic custodial information without judicial process. The text also…
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