I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Immigrant rights activists in Detroit say U.S. immigration enforcement officers are following Latino immigrants as they take their kids to school and attend church.
Residents of Southwest Detroit detailed their concerns today at a news conference at Hope of Detroit Academy, the Detroit News reports.
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who represents southwest Detroit, said last Thursday about six ICE agents “stalked” and grabbed undocumented immigrants off the streets after they dropped their children off. Tlaib said the individuals do not have criminal records.
“This is not keeping us safe but causing chaos in Metro Detroit’s most thriving community,” said Tlaib.Ryan Bates, the Michigan director of Reform Immigration for America, said last Thursday agents sat outside the school and followed parents once they left the building. He said the agents came back to follow parents again after they picked their children up from school, located on North Campbell near Michigan Avenue.
“Some parents were trapped inside the school because they were too terrified and frightened to leave because they thought they would get arrested,” said Bates. “This is a pattern of abusive enforcement by ICE.”
Lawrence Garcia, president of Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan, told the News that ICE must address the complaints within seven days or the issue will be taken to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.
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