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- Aug 15
- 1 min
Driving Justice: Join the Movement to Ensure Driver's Licenses for All Michiganders!
Michigan needs your help! We must ensure that all Michiganders, regardless of their immigration status, have access to a valid driver's...
- Sep 27, 2021
- 4 min
39 Human and Civil Rights Leaders speak out against Biden response to the Haitian refugee crisis
39 Human, Civil Rights Leaders to Biden: "Your administration stands at a precipice." Violent Expulsions of Haitians and Asylum Seekers...
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
Immigrant freed from sanctuary after more than 3 years
Supervision agreement allows Ded Rranxburgaj to leave Detroit church The Albanian immigrant who took sanctuary with his family in 2018 is...
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Human rights must be a priority at the U.S. border
Advocates declare human rights must be a priority at the U.S. border. The U.S. spends $9.2 billion on border security.
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Bartelon family granted one year delay of deportation
Bartelon family granted one year delay of deportation ICE heeds community’s prayers for mercy for disabled teen (UPDATE: Rep. Lawrence's...
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
Faith Communities pray for mercy for the Bartolon family
Faith Communities pray for mercy for the Bartolon family
Community will gather to pray in support of family facing deportation
- Oct 30, 2020
- 4 min
Candidates for 71st state house seat explain positions on issues affecting immigrants
Candidates for 71st state house seat explain positions on issues affecting immigrants.
- Oct 18, 2020
- 3 min
Coalition of activists call for an end to forced sterilization of immigrant women
Women from a variety of area social justice organizations gathered outside the Detroit offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Sep 16, 2019
- 2 min
Sanctuary case moves on to federal appellate court
District judge rules that her court is not the place to decide fate of Rranxburgaj family U.S. District Judge Denise Page Hood ruled...
- Jul 15, 2019
- 3 min
Detroit Rallies in national Lights for Liberty day of action
Activists protest inhumane detention of asylum seekers, demand their release A coalition of organizations gathered in Detroit for a...
- May 17, 2019
- 2 min
Removal of benefits from immigration fee waivers could impact low income applicants
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking to remove the means-tested benefits option from its fee waiver request....
- May 3, 2019
- 2 min
Elected Officials, Local Leaders Advocate for “Clean” DREAM and Promise Act
Congress members Brenda Lawrence, Debbie Dingell and Andy Levin, and immigrant community leaders Yesenia Baldivia-Zarate and Sergio...
- Apr 10, 2019
- 2 min
Short film looks to address anti-immigrant sentiment through story of former Southgate resident
A former Southgate resident has been living in a Detroit church for over a year, evading a court order for his deportation and being...
- Apr 10, 2019
- 2 min
Groups protest anti-sanctuary city bills in Michigan legislature
People fanned out across the state Capitol on Tuesday to protest two bills that would prevent Michigan cities and counties from passing...
- Apr 7, 2019
- 1 min
Constituents to meet reps with questions about the environment, drivers licenses and family care
Residents from from across the state will meet with their representatives as part of Michigan United’s annual Capitol Day. The event will...
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Grand Rapids mother of detained Dreamer granted bond
DACA recipient awaits his own hearing, mother expects release Wednesday Family, friends and immigrant rights advocates are relieved by...
- Feb 20, 2019
- 3 min
Michigan Gov. Whitmer blocks immigrant detention plan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has blocked the sale of a former Michigan prison that was proposed as the site of a privately operated...
- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
Advocates Hail Gov. Whitmer’s Rejection of For-Profit Immigrant Detention Facility in Ionia
Private prison would have been unfair to families, made access to lawyers difficult for immigrants Ionia will not be getting an immigrant...
- Feb 16, 2019
- 2 min
Immigrant Families, Advocates Call for Justice to Stop Trump Scam
Rep. Tlaib joins call to stop president grabbing congressional power Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Rev. Paul Perez were among the...
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