ICE Detains Driver in Kerrytown Without Notifying Local Officials Armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained a driver near the intersection of Beakes Street and North Fifth Avenue in Kerrytown on Tuesday, according to a Facebook post by Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor. Taylor described the incident as a high-risk operation that occurred without prior notice to or collaboration with the city or the Ann Arbor Police Department. The mayor’s post detailed how ICE agents sealed off a vehicle with multiple surrounding cars, approached with guns drawn, and extracted the driver before taking him into custody. Taylor emphasized that the city and local police had no information about the arrest preparation, the driver’s identity, or the individual’s current location. The Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) responded to the scene at approximately 9 a.m. after ICE agents had already departed with the detained individual. In a statement posted to X, the AAPD noted that officers arrived to find the area cleared of federal agents. They proceeded to arrange for the vehicle blocking the bike lane to be towed. The department clarified that it was not informed of the enforcement activity before, during, or after the incident and stated it is not involved in the investigation. City Council has consistently opposed cooperation with ICE, reflecting broader tensions between federal immigration enforcement and local authorities. In February, the council passed a resolution prohibiting ICE agents from using city-owned parking lots as staging areas and requiring them to present a warrant to enter nonpublic areas within city facilities.#ice #city_council #ann_arbor_mayor_christopher_taylor #ann_arbor_police_department #kerrytown
