Undocumented immigrants account for about 1.3% of Michigan’s population, according to a 2022 estimate.
Bryce Huffman
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Bryce Huffman, a reporter and producer for BridgeDetroit, started his professional journalism career at Michigan Radio. He's won Associated Press Awards and Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards for covering a variety of Michigan stories, including immigrants facing deportation, residents dealing with ongoing groundwater contamination, and tension between the black community and Grand Rapids police. He's a graduate of Central Michigan University. You can reach him at bhuffman@bridgedetroit.com.
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Lyoya’s death sheds light on struggles to adjust to Black American life
African refugees and Michigan groups that aid in resettlement agree more education is needed around racism and policing
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Patrick Lyoya’s parents: Our hearts are broken. Grand Rapids mourns as well.
A family that fled war in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they found ‘genocide’ against Black men in America. In Grand Rapids, frustration, sadness mount after years of demands for police change fail to prevent tragedy.
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Grand Rapids police faced years of racial bias complaints before fatal shooting
For five years, police in Michigan’s second-largest city have faced scrutiny over its treatment of Black residents and implemented several reforms.
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Woman charged with threatening to kill two Black state reps
Michigan attorney general charges Ohio woman for allegedly sending racist threats to Black state Reps. Cynthia Johnson, D-Detroit, and Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing.
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The toughest anti-gun movement in Detroit
No guns, just gloves: How a Detroiter is using boxing to combat gun violence.
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Why is Detroit Police Department’s vaccination rate only 39 percent?
Less than half of Detroit police, and city residents, are vaccinated for COVID-19. Here’s what this means for public health and safety in the city.
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James Craig’s possible run thrills Michigan GOP. Detroiters, not so much.
Detroit’s police chief announces retirement, and observers say he would be the likely front runner for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022. His reputation in Detroit is more complicated.
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Arrests, privacy concerns mark first month of ShotSpotter’s use in Detroit
Detroit Charter Revision Commission says the City’s inadequate funding to inform residents of proposed changes to the City Charter is a form of “voter suppression.”
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Michigan hails Chauvin conviction as ‘a victory for Black and brown lives’
Many couldn’t watch. Others reminded themselves to breathe. When a former Minnesota police officer was convicted of George Floyd’s murder, they said they could exhale. For now.