‘We’re not hunting anyone.’ Michigan police department joins ICE program

‘We’re not hunting anyone.’ Michigan police department joins ICE program

TAYLOR, MI - After a Michigan police agency entered a controversial U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agreement, the police chief has insisted it will change “absolutely nothing in our department.”

DETROIT — The Taylor Police Department signed an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, April 28, becoming the second law enforcement agency in Michigan to establish this collaboration with the federal immigration authority. (English version below) Under the 287(g) Program, established in 1996, the Department […] The post Taylor Police Sign Cooperation Agreement with ICE; First in Metro Detroit and Second in Michigan…

City of Taylor Becomes Second Michigan City to Make Partnership with ICE

Photo: Nicole Hester ~ USA TODAY NETWORK TAYLOR, MI, May 6, 2025 ~ The Taylor Police Department recently became the second Michigan department to officially partner with ICE to crack down on undocumented immigrants. The agreement, made on April 28, brought the department into the 287 Program, which lets federal immigration authorities give some immigration enforcement powers to local authorities, such as questioning and detaining non-citizen su…

Berrien County Sheriff clarifies new agreement with ICE

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is clarifying its role helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest undocumented migrants in the area. Social media lit up this week with news the department has signed a 287g Agreement with ICE. Some have wondered if this means sheriff’s deputies will now be making arrests and raiding homes on behalf of the federal agency. However, Berrien County Sheriff Chuck Heit told the Berrien County Board…

Taylor Police ink agreement with ICE, 2nd in Michigan to join federal 287 program - The Midwesterner

Taylor Police recently became the second Michigan department to ink an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help with federal immigration enforcement. “It doesn’t change anything — exact same policing as when I walked in the door 34 years ago,” Taylor Police Chief John Blair said in a statement cited by The Detroit […]

POLITICS-Local Law Enforcement Working With Ice…Michigan And Ohio And The USA

(5-5-25) ICE Agents have been rounding up illegal immigrants around the US. Michigan and Ohio law enforcement seem to have approached the federal decree by President Trump in two separate directions. Michigan law enforcement has taken a pretty strong stand about not assisting ICE agents. Washtenaw County’s newly-elected Sheriff Alyshia Dyer stands firm that her department will not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. MLive story – W…