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The week was dominated by news about the Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador. But there was also concern over tariffs and Robert F. Kennedy's work as Health and Human Services secretary.

In the face of raids and threats to previously safe spaces, some immigrants in the U.S. without legal status are weighing whether to heed Trump's call to voluntarily leave the U.S.

Southwest Detroit students skipped school as part of a national demonstration, Day Without Immigrants. Then, Windsor's mayor explains the city's changing relationship with Detroit in wake of Trump's tariff increase.

Most recently, he was the Bishop of Tucson, Arizona. There, he made headlines in 2018 when he suggested “canonical penalties” for Catholics who were involved in separating immigrant families at the US-Mexico border.

Commissioners said they were moved by the comments, but had no plans to make the declaration.

The Laken Riley Act would put immigrants without legal status under federal detention without the possibility of being released if they are arrested for certain crimes.

In today's episode, what executive orders from Trump might affect Michigan most. Then, ways to make Dry January more engaging. Additionally, we cover a protest in Grand Rapids against President Trump's deportation plans. Finally, the director of the Michigan Immigrant Rights Coalition joined us for a discussion about Trump’s new actions affecting undocumented individuals in the U.S.

Dozens took to the streets in Grand Rapids Monday — the day of President Donald Trump's second inauguration — in protest of his deportation plans.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his return to the White House, advocates for immigrants say his mass deportation plan threatens to disrupt Michigan's vital migrant workforce. They say local protections may provide some safeguards, but say many immigrants in Michigan, both documented and undocumented, are anxious about the future of their families and livelihoods.

Detroit artist Julianna Sanromán's paintings have an ethereal, otherworldly feel to it. But their subject matter is rooted in something deeply real and personal: the pain of family deportation. Sanromán's debut solo exhibit is on view through November 9 at Playground Detroit.