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Council advances ordinance requiring law‑enforcement identification, including ICE agents
Summary
After extended debate and procedural substitutions, the Milwaukee Common Council advanced a substitute ordinance intended to require law‑enforcement officers — including federal agents when operating in the city — to identify themselves when asked; the measure passed on the council floor with recorded votes and one abstention.
A substitute ordinance requiring law‑enforcement officers to identify themselves when operating in Milwaukee advanced on the Common Council floor after a lengthy debate about scope and enforceability.
Alderman Brower, who moved the substitute and framed it for the chamber, said the measure’s purpose was to require that “law enforcement of any agency, including ICE, be identified when they’re here” and to provide the city “the best chance of withstanding a court challenge.”…
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