Adam Yahya Rayes
Data ReporterLarge sets of numbers add up to peoples’ stories. As Michigan Public’s Data Reporter, Adam Yahya Rayes seeks to sift through noisy digits to put the individuals and policies that make up our communities into perspective.
Adam was born and raised in southeast Michigan and graduated from Western Michigan University in 2019. He returns to Michigan Public about three years after completing an internship at the station.
In the interim, he worked as a Rural and Small Communities Reporter for KUNC in Colorado and then as Statewide Labor and Employment Reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting.
These roles taught him the power of data to bring seemingly disconnected ideas and groups of people together. He also learned to carefully analyze and present numbers to avoid misleading or misrepresenting anyone.
Adam is excited to be back in his home state. He looks forward to spending more time on the Great Lakes, eating more of the Syrian/Arabic food he grew up with and spending time with family and friends.
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Local police departments are turning traffic stops into deportation arrests. Here are the main takeaways of our investigation with Outlier Media. -
We used dozens of records requests to build the most comprehensive available list of immigration arrests by Michigan police departments. -
Revisamos cientos de informes policiales que dan evidencia de colaboración entre policías municipales y las autoridades de migración.
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Cooperation with federal immigration authorities isn’t new. But it has been supercharged since 2025. -
La cooperación con las autoridades federales de inmigración no es nueva. Pero se ha intensificado enormemente desde 2025.
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Don't know where each candidate stands on issues? No worries! Michigan Public has you covered with these summaries. -
Here are former public health official Abdul El-Sayed's and U.S. Representative Haley Steven's positions on ICE, rising healthcare costs and data center regulation. -
Michigan Public gave gubernatorial primary candidates for governor a chance to explain how they create jobs in Michigan. -
Michigan Public gave gubernatorial primary candidates for governor a chance to lay out how they would respond to federal mass deportation efforts. -
Michigan Public gave gubernatorial primary candidates for governor a chance to explain how they would approach data centers in office.
