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Detroit\u2019s police chief is moving to fire two officers who allegedly contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during routine traffic stops, which is a violation of department policy.<\/p>\n

Police Chief Todd Bettison said the officers\u2019 actions led to detentions and ran counter to longstanding department rules prohibiting involvement in federal immigration enforcement, FOX 2 in Detroit<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

The two officers have not only been suspended, but Bettison has asked the city\u2019s Board of Police Commissioners to approve their termination.<\/p>\n

Bettison said the Detroit Police Department does not participate in immigration enforcement activities and stressed that maintaining community trust is critical to public safety efforts.<\/p>\n

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The station reported that Rep. Rashida Tlaib<\/a>, D-Mich., expressed support for the officers\u2019 dismissal.<\/p>\n

“Chief Bettison and I agree that we need to make sure that our community and our residents trust the people who are trying to keep us safe,” Tlaib said.<\/p>\n

Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters criticized the officers\u2019 conduct, suggesting it amounted to biased policing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“The Detroit Police Department has nothing to do with ICE, immigration<\/a>, none of that,” Waters said. “That is not their job. So why would you do that? Just because someone had an accent, for real?”<\/p>\n

“That is not what you do. That is biased policing,” she added. “That\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening, and we\u2019re not going to tolerate that kind of behavior against our residents of the City of Detroit.”<\/p>\n

Retired Detroit Police Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt weighed in on the disciplinary move, telling the station that contacting CBP during routine stops clearly violates department policy, but he wasn’t sure if termination was consistent with past discipline.<\/p>\n

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“To contact Border Patrol<\/a>? No, that\u2019s against policy,” Dolunt said. “That being said, there have been a lot more egregious things that have occurred in the police department and people have not been terminated.”<\/p>\n

Mayor Mary Sheffield\u2019s administration also reiterated the city\u2019s position in a statement to the station.<\/p>\n

“This administration will reinforce the longstanding policy that the Detroit Police Department does not, in any way, engage in federal immigration enforcement,” said John Roach, the mayor\u2019s media relations director, told the station.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Detroit Police Department and Sheffield\u2019s office for additional comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/detroit-officers-facing-termination-allegedly-contacting-immigration-authorities-during-traffic-stops <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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