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Southfield residents urge council to limit local cooperation with ICE; officials say police have no agreement
Summary
During public comment residents asked Southfield to refuse cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and protect immigrants; council members and staff responded that the police department has no ICE agreement and officers do not request citizenship status during routine encounters.
Several Southfield residents used the public‑comment period on Feb. 9 to urge the city to adopt formal policies limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Susan Yagisian, a long‑time resident who described family history of migration, said she feared "masked agents walking the streets looking for people with dark skin or speaking another language or having a funny last name" and asked the city to "protect residents, both citizens and visitors" by refusing further cooperation beyond what state or federal law requires.
Sydney Thompson echoed those…
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