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Michigan police chief says he's rescinding ICE cooperation agreement
Flint
Michigan police chief says he’s rescinding ICE cooperation agreement
Published: Oct. 22, 2025, 3:39 p.m.
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By Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com
GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A mid-Michigan police chief says he will rescind a cooperation agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- not because of backlash against it but because of staffing issues he can’t otherwise resolve.
Metro Police Authority Chief Matt Bade told MLive-The Flint Journal of his decision on Wednesday, Oct. 22, just hours after advising his department’s oversight board of his plans. … Metro was created when Mundy Township and the city of Swartz Creek merged their police departments in 2017.
Bade signed the agreement with ICE, the federal agency responsible for immigration enforcement, in June, becoming just the sixth police department in Michigan with a deal to aid in deportation efforts. … Under the 287(g) program, police officers can interrogate immigrants in their custody and detain them for potential deportation.
Bade has said his agreement with ICE would have enabled five officers within the department to hold individuals until they could be taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security. … But the chief said Wednesday that those officers haven’t completed the required 40 hours of training to participate and won’t be able to because of other duties.
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Michigan police chief says he’s rescinding ICE cooperation agreement
Published: Oct. 22, 2025, 3:39 p.m.
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By Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com
GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A mid-Michigan police chief says he will rescind a cooperation agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- not because of backlash against it but because of staffing issues he can’t otherwise resolve.
Metro Police Authority Chief Matt Bade told MLive-The Flint Journal of his decision on Wednesday, Oct. 22, just hours after advising his department’s oversight board of his plans. … Metro was created when Mundy Township and the city of Swartz Creek merged their police departments in 2017.
Bade signed the agreement with ICE, the federal agency responsible for immigration enforcement, in June, becoming just the sixth police department in Michigan with a deal to aid in deportation efforts. … Under the 287(g) program, police officers can interrogate immigrants in their custody and detain them for potential deportation.
Bade has said his agreement with ICE would have enabled five officers within the department to hold individuals until they could be taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security. … But the chief said Wednesday that those officers haven’t completed the required 40 hours of training to participate and won’t be able to because of other duties.
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