undocumented immigrants

Who exactly is welcome in America and here in Washtenaw County? The answer is becoming more difficult to provide. There are refugees from other countries that feel a great deal of uncertainty. Washtenaw Refugee Welcome is helping those who have located here find their way. Learn more in a conversation between WEMU's David Fair and the organization's co-founder and board president, Emmeline Weinert, on this week’s "Washtenaw United".

Washtenaw County Commissioners are anticipating a lively meeting tonight. As WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert explains, it will be the first meeting since the Department of Homeland Security served a subpoena for I-9 files and county ID information.

With the Department of Homeland Security subpoenaing Washtenaw County looking for employment records, local officials are discussing what should be their next move. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Department of Homeland Security has served upon Washtenaw County a notice of inspection of I-9 forms and an immigration enforcement subpoena. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

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.

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.

Today is Inauguration Day. President-elect Donald Trump will officially be sworn into office, and immigration reform is at the top of his agenda. There are fears that could result in more profiling of foreign visitors and deportations of immigrants. Those fears are certainly a part of the dialogue among documented and undocumented immigrants in Washtenaw County. WEMU's David Fair spoke with Christine Sauve from the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center about what comes next in our community.

With President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration just days away, undocumented immigrants in Ann Arbor face growing uncertainty. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case filed against the state by an immigrant rights organization. Rick Pluta reports.