immigration

The Ypsilanti Community School District has clarified that school staff will not ask families about their immigration status or voluntarily coordinate with immigration control and enforcement officers. Immigrant students are anxious that, when they get home from school, their parents may not be there. Rebecca Olszewski is the managing attorney at the Ypsilanti office of the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. She joined Rylee Barnsdale to discuss how to keep up with the needs of Ypsilanti's immigrant community.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained their first undocumented immigrant in Ypsilanti since President Trump took office for a second time. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more on the local response.

Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County will continue to do all it can to help refugees coming to the area despite the elimination of its federal funding. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Michigan State House recently passed a bill barring state funding to cities and universities if they refuse to comply with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more on how this could impact Washtenaw County.

Cities in Michigan could lose out on some state funding if they don’t fully comply with federal immigration enforcement. That's under a resolution passed Tuesday in the state House. Colin Jackson has more.

Riding the success of the 50501 Protests earlier this week, multiple southeastern Michigan organizations are collaborating to continue activist efforts, starting with the Resistance Summit. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

What happens if federal law enforcement officers like ICE appear at an Ann Arbor public school? It’s a question being asked by district teachers. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University have released guidelines for how their communities should respond if federal law enforcement officers, such as ICE, asks for access to campus locations. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor Police Department has confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been sighted in the city. This has led to raising concerns from the local migrant community. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

Michigan’s Dana Nessel is one of 22 state attorneys general that have filed a suit against President Trump over birthright citizenship. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.