Sarah Cwiek
Detroit Reporter/ProducerSarah Cwiek joined Michigan Public in October 2009. As our Detroit reporter, she is helping us expand our coverage of the economy, politics, and culture in and around the city of Detroit.
Before her arrival at Michigan Public, Sarah worked at WDET-FM as a reporter and producer.
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The ACLU of Michigan is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over what it calls a “legal loophole” that lets those agencies keep immigration detention records “completely secret.” The lawsuit focuses on people who are detained for immigration violations in county jails. -
Sometimes making the call to close schools can be a tough decision, since there are no hard and fast rules about how long it takes for someone to develop cold-related illness under certain conditions. -
A property is considered an heirs’ property when it’s passed down through the generations among family members without a formal will or estate plan. -
Consumers says that, working with the Canadian company Ashcor Technologies, its coal ash will be transformed into something that could benefit the environment instead. -
ACCESS has a harm reduction orientation across the board. Among other efforts, the group distributes the opioid-overdose reversal drug naloxone in overdose hotspots. -
Wayne and Oakland counties recently announced they’re already wiped out about $36 million in medical debt for thousands of residents. -
The sites are the Kalamazoo Regional Fire Training Center, and an area near U.S. 131 in Wexford County, near Cadillac. -
Members of Michigan’s Syrian-American community say they’re feeling an intense mix of emotions following the sudden ouster of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, on Sunday. -
Sheffield cited her accomplishments as a Council member, which she says includes eviction defense and right to legal counsel programs. She says the city’s next chapter should focus on lifting all parts of the city. -
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the evidence showed the bailiff acted in “lawful self-defense and defense of others,” but that the shooting shows the need for crisis intervention teams.
