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Federal judge won't order immigration officials to change school arrests policy

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A federal judge says he won't order immigration authorities to revert to a Biden-era policy limiting arrests at schools after officials in Denver challenged new policies from the Trump administration.

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5 ways immigrants can use their rights to protect themselves, per Michigan US Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Read full article: 5 ways immigrants can use their rights to protect themselves, per Michigan US Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Rep. Rashida Tlaib and other local leaders held a press conference Wednesday urging residents to know their rights as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country.

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Video shows growing humanitarian crisis at U.S.-Mexico border

Read full article: Video shows growing humanitarian crisis at U.S.-Mexico border

A recent viral video from WSLS-TV showed what troops and migrant face each day

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Trans refugee starts new chapter in Detroit

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Today, Alessandro is working as a translator and living his authentic life.

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Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs

Read full article: Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs

Sex trafficking and human smuggling make big headlines in Texas. They are both forms of human trafficking that victimizes many. Yet experts say another form of trafficking that is easier to accomplish is creating what many consider modern day slavery.

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Nonprofits help fund immigrants' legal fights on deportation

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As the number of immigrants seeking court permission to avoid deportation grows, foundations in Los Angeles have joined with local governments to direct millions of dollars to pay for lawyers to represent the immigrants, an effort they hope will be copied across the country.

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Afghan journalist, former University of Michigan fellow returns to Ann Arbor after escaping Kabul

Read full article: Afghan journalist, former University of Michigan fellow returns to Ann Arbor after escaping Kabul

Knight-Wallace alum and former New York Times journalist Jawad Sukhanyar narrowly escaped Kabul to return to Ann Arbor.

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West African immigrant who took sanctuary in Ann Arbor Friends Meeting House granted new level of freedom

Read full article: West African immigrant who took sanctuary in Ann Arbor Friends Meeting House granted new level of freedom

Mohamed Soumah took sanctuary at the Ann Arbor Friends Meeting House for 944 days.

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Albanian man in sanctuary at Detroit church finally able to leave after 3 years

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For years, Ded Rranxburgaj has been confined to the walls of Central United Methodist Church in Downtown Detroit, and for the first time, he’s able to leave.

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West Michigan nonprofit to temporarily house hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children

Read full article: West Michigan nonprofit to temporarily house hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children

The nonprofit said all of the children will be tested for coronavirus twice -- once before traveling to Michigan and again upon arriving at Starr Commonwealth’s campus.

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Michigan reportedly may be used to ease overcrowding at border facilities

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DETROIT – Michigan may play a role in easing overcrowding at border facilities. The Great Lakes State was mentioned in a list of states along the Canadian Border to potentially be used in a little-known immigration program to help decrease over-crowding. According to emails obtained by the Washington Post, officials have requested air support from U.S. Immigration to relocate migrants to states like Michigan, South Dakota or Montana. The DHS program, known as ICE Air, was used during the Trump Administration at the height of immigration in 2019. Rep. Rashida Tlaib visited the U.S. southern border Friday alongside other lawmakers to tour a facility in Texas.

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Live stream: Biden to sign executive orders updating immigration system

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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden talks with a protester objecting to his stance on deportations during a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C., on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. President Joe Biden's administration has deported hundreds of people in its first days in office despite the president's campaign pledge to halt most deportations at the beginning of his term. That guidance went into effect Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, file)(Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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Judge: Trump administration must take new DACA applications

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U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said the government had to post a public notice within three days — including on its website and the websites of all other relevant government agencies — that new DACA applications were being accepted. Garaufis also ordered the government to put together a status report on the DACA program by Jan. 4. “Every time the outgoing administration tried to use young immigrants as political scapegoats, they defiled the values of our nation. The Trump administration had announced the end of the program in 2017, leading to the legal challenges that wound up in front of the Supreme Court. For the second time, a court has ordered the administration to resume processing DACA applications.

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West Bloomfield Iraqi man becomes US citizen after long deportation battle

Read full article: West Bloomfield Iraqi man becomes US citizen after long deportation battle

DETROIT – After a long and hard fought deportation battle West Bloomfield resident Sam Hamama became a US citizen on Friday. When the deportations of Iraqi nationals started the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan fought in defense of those who were detained including Hamama. After a long legal battle, Sam is here to stay as a US citizen!”Hamama’s wife and children were at the forefront of the fight. On Friday they witnessed him being sworn in as a US citizen at the Detroit based Department of Homeland Security immigration offices. Previous coverage on deportations of Iraqi nationals

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Man who injured ICE agent during immigration arrest in Michigan gets 18 month prison sentence

Read full article: Man who injured ICE agent during immigration arrest in Michigan gets 18 month prison sentence

According to court records, Ortega-Escudero assaulted a federal officer during an immigration arrest on February 2. Following a foot pursuit, Ortega-Escudero again fought with an ICE agent and attempted to remove the agent’s firearm. The ICE agent was physically injured in the attack. Ortega-Escudero’s case is just one of the many immigration enforcement cases being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office. “An assault on a law enforcement officer is unobjectionable, and this individual, illegally present in the U.S., will now face time for his actions.

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