GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (via WOOD TV 8) — An apology from the Grand Rapids police chief and the captain who reported a U.S. citizen to federal immigration officials was not enough Tuesday to satisfy Hispanic groups, protesters and immigration activists, who called for the city to end any relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and fire Capt. Curt VanderKooi.
At a Grand Rapids City Commission meeting, Interim Chief David Kiddle worked to explain that the Grand Rapids Police Department was sorry that Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a former U.S. Marine who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, was held by ICE for three days in December until his attorney intervened and proved he is a citizen.
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