immigration

First, a new research school in Michigan. Then, the Michigan House threatens to limit funding for sanctuary cities, municipalities and universities. Plus, It's Just Politics on the President's Address.

“We’re not afraid….we’re not afraid…” chanted hundreds of demonstrators as they rallied in southwest Detroit Tuesday afternoon to protest the Trump administration’s plans to deport immigrants without legal status in the U.S.

The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center represents roughly 800 immigrant children currently in the system. The work is paid for with federal funding through the Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children program.

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.

The rally was part of an online effort to organize similar protests at state capitols in all 50 states on Wednesday.

Today, what federal orders halting refugee entries and assistance mean in Michigan. Then, the waterways that were. A mapmaker shares what he’s learned about ghost streams, destroyed by building projects. Turns out, they continue to influence Michigan watersheds – even if the streams themselves are gone.

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

The order was issued in an email to federally funded legal service providers across the country, and followed President Donald Trump’s promises of mass deportations.

Today, Michelle Jokisch Polo takes us through the Laken Riley Act and it's impacts on immigrants without legal status.

Today, Michelle Jokisch Polo covers a Grand Rapids protest over Trump's immigration changes.