Will Impending ICE Detention Facility Spark Kansas City Resistance?!?

Already . . . It seems that Democratic Party political leadership is pushing voters to "resist" the facility and this week Mayor & Council signed on to the effort.

Again . . . In this post we ask:

WILL KANSAS CITY BECOME ANOTHER HOT SPOT FOR PUSH BACK AGAINST ICE?!? 

We'll start with one more bit of Democratic Party encouragement and then offer some of our reading before our blog community weighs in with the answer to this critical question . . . Check-it:

Missouri Rep. Anthony Ealy, a Grandview Democrat, called on his neighbors to take videos of their interactions with federal immigration officers amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

“If you see ICE activity in your area – Record video,” Ealy said on social media. “Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not allowed to record, because that’s your constitutional right.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

What can you do if you see ICE in Kansas City? There is a number to call

A number of incidents in the past week have pushed Kansas City into a national fight over the deployment of federal officers to American cities.

Political battle brewing over ICE detention facility location

A political battle is brewing over a proposed ICE detention facility location in the metro.

Belton residents react to ICE touring building near city limits for detention center

Belton residents voiced mixed reactions to a potential ICE detention center at a warehouse on the Jackson/Cass County line.

KC-area neighbors say alleged ICE facility near their homes & school is 'not right'

Residents of a Grandview neighborhood shared their concerns over reports that an ICE detention facility could be moving next door.

Some KCK commissioners 'open' to consider ban on ICE detention facilities

Wyandotte County commissioners are exploring policies to prohibit non-municipal detention facilities as discussions intensify around a potential ICE detention center in the Kansas City area.

Real estate company says negotiations complete for KC warehouse, potential ICE detention center

On Friday, FOX4 heard from the real estate company that is selling the vacant Kansas City warehouse where ICE agents were spotted earlier this week.

Can Kansas City, Missouri, block a federal ICE detention center?

On Thursday, Kansas City, Missouri, passed a resolution imposing a five-year ban on non-municipal detention facilities. But the question remains: Can KCMO "say no" to a federal agency?

Developing . . .