To combat Trump's moves, Kalamazoo Township proposes protections for immigrants, LGBTLink to Full ArticleMichigan Live - Audrey Whitaker
Updated: Jan. 27, 2025, 1:19 a.m.|Published: Jan. 26, 2025, 8:05 a.m.
Kalamazoo Township Supervisor David Combs wants residents to know the township recognizes their citizenship and identity.
On Monday, Jan. 27, Combs will introduce three resolutions during the board at its 6 p.m. meeting that do the following:
Recognize the citizenship of all individuals born in the United States
Recognize and protect people of all gender identities and sexual orientations
A resolution to update Kalamazoo Township's Non-Discrimination Ordinance
He'll also introduce an ordinance prohibiting township resources from being utilized for immigration enforcement or for cooperation with federal immigration agents. This ordinance will be ... voted on at the following meeting, Feb. 10.
He wants to make it clear the township will uphold the Michigan Constitution and establish clear policies for residents.
The Department of Justice is being directed to investigate state and local government officials who don't comply with executive orders regarding citizenship and immigration, Combs said.
Officials don't know what the consequences will be, Combs said, but he's asking the board to take policy action despite the unknown.
Combs has no intention to challenge every decision Trump makes, he said. But Kalamazoo Township voters elected him — an openly liberal, bisexual man — to respond when Trump's actions impact them.---------------------------------
