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Detroit in Black And White: Detroit Police Chief Says Not Department's Job to Enforce Immigration Laws

Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit

Interim Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison made it clear Saturday his department won't be involved in the mass deportation of immigrants President elect-Donald Trump has been advocating. 

"The Detroit Police Department has a job to do, and our job is not immigration, and so we're not doing immigration enforcement," Bettison said during an appearance Saturday morning on the podcast, "Detroit in Black and White.

Bettison also talks about other pressing issues with hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel, Jim Nardone and Eric Brown.