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ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country. The practice raises concerns among privacy experts that the Department of Homeland Security is amassing a database of biometric data.

The federal government is offering local law enforcement incentives to join a program that gives their officers authority to make immigration arrests. Police leaders say the funds, which include money for salaries, equipment and vehicles, are enticing.

The Michigan Supreme Court adopted a rule on Wednesday to prohibit civil arrests, including the civil immigration warrants commonly used by ICE, which are administrative warrants, not judicial warrants.

Detainees at North Lake Processing Facility, the 1,800-bed immigration detention center in Baldwin, started a hunger strike Monday. By Wednesday morning, there were reports that many had stopped.

As automated license plate readers (ALPRs) continue to get approved for use throughout Michigan, concerns about privacy and data sharing persist.

State and city officials sue to stop DHS from turning a Romulus warehouse into a facility that could detain hundreds of immigrant detainees.

Ahead of No Kings protests planned for Saturday, March 28, Michigan leaders and advocates gathered to voice opposition to the Trump administration’s policies.

Local leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges.

Resistance in both Democratic and Republican cities points to broader unease with the direction of immigration enforcement.

Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will help the Transportation Security Administration "move those lines" while also enforcing immigration law.