refugees

A preview of tomorrow's Michigan presidential primary, comparing the media's portrayal of refugees to the reality on the ground, and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley campaigns across the state.

Challenges in finding long-term housing for refugees, a visit to a chocolate shop in Kalamazoo that's focused on more than chocolate, a history of police surveillance of activists in Detroit, and an artist who dove into painting and embroidering after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Freedom House Detroit says it's having trouble providing shelter for a surge in refugees seeking a haven in Michigan.

We talked to Detroit chef Mamba Hamissi about his experience winning the Food Network show Chopped.

Crain's Detroit Business reporter on Kellogg's splitting up its headquarters. Then, re-visiting our discussion with the author who wanted to capture the essence of northern Michigan. Also, representatives for Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw talk about the ending of temporary housing for Afghan refugees.

The Office of Global Michigan estimates that about 35% of the newcomers who ended up in the greater Detroit area are still in temporary housing units like hotels.

Irina Bondarenko, a Ukrainian American in Ann Arbor, talked to us about staying in contact with loved ones stuck in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

We checked on resettlement efforts for the hundreds of Afghan refugees in mid-Michigan. Then, a new podcast on a world after mass incarceration. And longtime photojournalist John Russell reflects on his career in Traverse City.

Michigan has seen just 247 refugee arrivals since October 2020, a much lower number than in previous years.According to data collected by the Refugee…

The Taliban’s seizure of Afghanistan has pushed many of the nation’s residents to seek asylum abroad. Some refugees will make their way to Michigan. “We…