Trump, immigration and Detroit
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Organizations like the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and the ACLU of Michigan say they are seeing the number of immigration cases climb at a rate they have never seen before.
Protesters rallied outside a Detroit CBP office to denounce mass deportations and Trump’s policies, echoing ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles.
A Venezuelan couple describes navigating life in Michigan in an uncertain environment for immigrants. The executive director of Ypsilanti’s Corner Health Center says public health impact of immigration crackdown by Trump administration will be felt “for a generation.”
Immigration advocates are now calling on Michigan’s governor, several Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation, and Detroit school district leaders to fight for Maykol’s release so he can complete his schooling in the U.S.