Are some police targeting immigrants? A closer look a one jaywalking stop

Are some police targeting immigrants? A closer look at one jaywalking stop

This story was originally published by Michigan Public. Three people crossed a two-lane street between a hotel and a gas station in Southgate around 1 a.m. on a Tuesday in June. Officer Alexander Zielinski waited for them to cross back to the hotel parking lot, where he stopped them for jaywalking. The officer asks all […]

Southgate police turned jaywalkers in to Border Patrol

Southgate police stopped two Spanish-speaking men for jaywalking in June before turning the pair over to immigration agents. Outlier Media · By Adam Yahya Rayes and Beenish Ahmed, Michigan Public · Are metro Detroit police targeting migrants? A closer look at one jaywalking stop

Are some police targeting immigrants? A closer look a one jaywalking stop

Stopping someone based on their race or language is generally not considered legal. But police can use minor violations, like tinted car windows or jaywalking, to hide their real reasons for stopping people.