DETROIT, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A week after Sgt. Denise Wallet sued to block her firing, the drama around Detroit’s immigration-policy clash took another turn.

As reports spread that Wallet and Officer James Corsi were set to be terminated for contacting U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) weighed in publicly.

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“We have a place for you, patriots,” ICE posted on X Feb. 20.

Just hours later, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison reversed course, announcing he would not move forward with firing the two officers.

Wallet and Corsi remain on unpaid administrative leave for 30 days over separate incidents involving calls to federal immigration agents—actions Bettison initially said violated department policy. On Feb. 19, the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners voted 10-0 to uphold the unpaid suspensions.

Wallet, a 27-year department veteran, has already filed a federal lawsuit arguing she followed orders and did not violate policy when she contacted Border Patrol to help identify a driver who allegedly presented a fraudulent license. A hearing on her request to halt disciplinary action is scheduled Feb. 24 in federal court.

The controversy has since expanded beyond Detroit. Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox launched a GoFundMe page to support the officers, raising more than $14,000 within a day.