East Lansing Mayor Requested Trump Admin Remove City From List of Sanctuary Cities; Immigration Agents Came to Meridian Twp

Documents recently obtained by ELi through a Freedom of Information Act request show Brookover asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to remove East Lansing from the federal government's list of sanctuary cities.

East Lansing Mayor Requested Trump Admin Remove City From List of Sanctuary Cities; Immigration Agents Came to Meridian Twp
East Lansing Mayor George Brookover at the Jan. 7, 2025 City Council meeting. In August, Brookover responded to a letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, asking that East Lansing be removed from the federal government's list of sanctuary cities. (Brian Wells for ELi)