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Birmingham commission backs police policy limiting local cooperation with ICE to judicial warrants
Summary
After public comment, the commission unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Birmingham Police Department's position that officers will not act on civil detainers and will only detain people on judicial warrants, and called for clearer public communication of that policy.
The Birmingham City Commission unanimously adopted a resolution March 23 endorsing the Birmingham Police Department's practice of limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement to matters supported by judicial warrants. The vote followed a public briefing by Police Chief Scott Gruy and multiple residents who urged a clear statement from the city that immigrants are protected from local immigration enforcement absent judicial authorization.
Chief Scott Gruy summarized…
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