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Resident urges Canby council to bar local participation in ICE 287(g) partnerships
Summary
At the May 6 Canby City Council meeting, resident and Budget Committee member David Tate urged the council to pass a resolution preventing the Canby Police Department from entering Section 287(g) partnerships with ICE, arguing such grants would divert local policing to civil immigration enforcement; city leaders said no such grants are in the current budget and reiterated limits under state policy.
David Tate, a Canby resident and member of the city’s budget committee, told the City Council at its May 6 meeting that he opposes any local participation in Section 287(g)-style agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“My view is unequivocal: the Canby Police Department must remain focused on fighting and reducing crimes — enforcing state statutes and municipal ordinances. It should not be distracted into chasing civil immigration law,” Tate said, urging the council to adopt a resolution prohibiting police from applying for grants that would require partnership with ICE.
Tate cited a recent news report saying ICE has offered participating local agencies financial incentives — including vehicles, equipment and reimbursement of salaries — and said the programs have expanded from roughly 135 participating agencies to more than 700 nationwide under the current federal administration. He told the council those grants, he said, are not a solution to tight municipal budgets.
The mayor responded that the city currently has no budgeted plans to pursue such grants and stressed that the city’s position has been not to act as agents for ICE. “Our police department is not helping ICE in any regards,” the mayor said, adding that state directives and certification implications limit local cooperation on civil immigration enforcement.
Councilors and staff did not take immediate formal action on Tate’s request during the meeting; the mayor indicated staff would continue to monitor budget options and that the topic could be taken up further in an appropriate forum. The comment was made during the agenda’s citizen-input portion, and staff noted that any follow-up or formal resolutions would be scheduled for future consideration.
