The Roeland Park Police Department on Monday morning responded to a report of federal immigration activity near its city limits along County Line Road.
Roeland Park Police Chief Cory Honas said police officers responded to a call about “federal immigration enforcement activity” just before 8 a.m. Monday, in the 4700 block of Reinhardt Drive.
That is just off 47th Avenue, also referred to as County Line Road, which marks the boundary with Wyandotte County. It’s also a few blocks west of the intersection with Mission Road.
Roeland Park city officials and the Department of Homeland Security office based in Kansas City did not immediately respond to the Post’s request for comment for this story.
ICE operation apparently began outside Roeland Park
In his Facebook message, Honas said a member of ICE told arriving Roeland Park police officers that the immigration enforcement activity “began in another jurisdiction and ended in our city limits.”
Once Roeland Park police officers arrived on scene on Reinhardt Drive, the ICE activity was already finished, Honas said.
“The Roeland Park Police Department had no prior knowledge of the incident before being dispatched to the original call and was not requested to assist in any capacity by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” Honas said.
“Look out for each other out there”
The activity in Roeland Park on Monday comes as many Johnson Countians continue to voice their displeasure with the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement.
On Saturday, thousands of people gathered along Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park for a “No Kings” rally, part of a nationwide day of protest against the Trump administration, with anti-ICE sentiments prevalent among the demonstrators.
Earlier this year, there was a reported increase in immigration enforcement activity in Olathe, with agents seen arresting a man at a Walmart parking lot and agents also spotted outside the Olathe Boys & Girls Club.
State Rep. Rui Xu, a Democrat from Westwood who represents parts of northeast Johnson County, including Roeland Park, reposted the Roeland Park Police Department’s message on Monday and added his own message:
“I will be clear: ICE must stop terrorizing our communities, no matter which jurisdiction. Look out for each other out there.”
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