Trump administration initiative targets recent arrivals, leaves immigrants trapped, says immigrant rights advocate.
Activists: ICE agents arrested migrants outside Detroit courtroom
Posted inMichigan Government
Trump's travel ban fuels despair, disgust among Arab Americans in Michigan
Eight years after President Donald Trump’s first travel ban largely targeted majority-Muslim countries, many Arab Americans say his new ban is motivated by bias. They call it the latest act of abandonment by both major political parties in the U.S. over many years.
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No new trials for Oxford High School shooter’s parents, judge rules
A judge has turned down requests for new trials by the parents of the Oxford High School shooter despite saying prosecutors willfully failed to disclose agreements with two key witnesses.
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Michigan GOP budget takes aim unisex school bathrooms, ‘woke’ universities, email pronouns
Under new House plan, Michigan schools could face a 20% funding penalty if they have unisex bathrooms or DEI programs, and a state agency could be penalized if employees list chosen pronouns in their emails.
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From Ukraine war to a Michigan bakery, ‘newborn Americans’ face uncertainty under Trump
Ukrainian refugees built a successful Michigan business after fleeing the war-torn country. But uncertainty abounds as the Trump administration considers sending migrants back to conflict zones.
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Michigan lawmakers want to ban synthetic dyes, additives in school meals
A new bill would prohibit food distributors from providing schools with food containing eight synthetic ingredients.
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Toxic Michigan site ‘cautionary tale’ as Trump eyes environmental cleanup cuts
In St. Louis, taxpayers have spent millions of dollars and decades cleaning a chemical plant that new research has shown caused numerous health problems. Cuts to the Superfund program would hinder similar cleanups.
Posted inQuality of Life
Battle Creek seeks to right history, remove channel that moved Black residents
Decades ago, Battle Creek and the federal government destroyed a thriving neighborhood by building a concrete channel through downtown. Now, the city wants to put the river back to its natural state.
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Michigan recipients fear food assistance cuts that could cost state $890M
Nearly 1.5 million Michiganders get food assistance through SNAP, which would be cut to offset tax cuts in the ‘big, beautiful’ bill backed by President Donald Trump.
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Michigan State agrees to pay nearly $30 million to shooting survivors
Lawyers for three victims of the 2023 MSU campus shooting have announced settlements with the university.