Hazel Park defends response to ICE call for help

Hazel Park is defending its “pleasant metropolis” motto after police responded to a name for assist from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers who chased a person into an Amazon achievement facility.

The incident occurred simply after 11 a.m. on Monday, February 2, when an ICE agent referred to as police to ask if a car might be towed.

The ICE agent instructed police that they had chased an individual who had jumped from a transferring car and fled on foot to the Amazon facility at 1400 E. 10 Mile Highway. The car struck different automobiles within the parking zone and the particular person they have been chasing bumped into the Amazon constructing.

“ICE tried to comply with however was stopped by Amazon safety. ICE selected to attend,” the town’s assertion stated. “Realizing that they had an intruder of their safe space, Amazon then allowed ICE in to take the topic into custody.”

That was earlier than Hazel Park police arrived and instructed Amazon and ICE officers that the car was on personal property. The corporate must name a non-public towing firm and the police would file a normal towing report.

“The Hazel Park Police Division has not cooperated with ICE or Border Patrol to actively pursue immigration violators,” the town stated in a press release. posted on social media on Wednesday. “The HPPD has not accompanied federal immigration brokers to checkpoints, or to residences in Hazel Park or elsewhere to conduct immigration enforcement, nor have we been requested to take action.”

Town’s assertion famous that immigration enforcement is a federal accountability and that the town doesn’t have any contract or memorandum of understanding with federal immigration authorities. Some municipalities have signed a 287(g) settlement, which supplies native regulation enforcement coaching and powers to implement immigration regulation.

Town concluded its assertion by emphasizing that its law enforcement officials are “dedicated to public security, sustaining the peace, and pretty imposing all legal guidelines. Making certain the protection of our Hazel Park group is our main objective.”

The statement went viralwith over 500 feedback reflecting a variety of sentiments concerning the incident and the present controversy over immigration and enforcement. Most of the responses have been from Michigan residents.

Resident Xavier Guerra wrote, “I really like ice cream and all the nice work they do, subsequent we have to repair up Dearborn.”

A number of folks, many from different communities, responded. Fellow Hazel Park resident Lex Gulli-Neff responded to Guerra with “You are disgusting. I hope they arrive for your loved ones and also you subsequent. As a result of they do not care for those who’re a citizen or not.”

Nick Corbishdale of Royal Oak wrote: “Like ‘please do not protest and burn my metropolis’ a Fb submit…”