Can every city ignore federal laws??-----Grand Rapids police ‘not in the business of immigration enforcement,’ chief says

“We are not to inquire about immigration status. We’re not asking about it. Even if it was proactively provided to us, we are prohibited from detaining based on immigration status,” Winstrom said. -  John Tunison 

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said his officers will not be arresting or detaining people solely on the basis of an immigration violation...

• “The Grand Rapids Police Department is not in the business of immigration enforcement, period,” Winstrom said...
• Winstrom said the policy guiding Grand Rapids officers was created in 2019 and is not new.