immigration enforcement

Today, a primer on rights for anyone stopped by Immigration enforcement agents. Plus, a overview of the history of pride celebrations in Mexico, plus a conversation with a Kalamazoo author who captured the legacy of Nina Simone.

Flint’s budget problems boil over. Also, a Michigan constitutional scholar talks about recent history of the Supreme Court — pre-Trump — into the modern era. And we bid farewell to a global pro wrestling legend from Michigan.

The Department of Homeland Security says each jurisdiction on the list will receive formal notification of its noncompliance and potential violations of federal statutes.

Nessel is part of a coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general who say the Trump administration is illegally tying federal funding to immigration enforcement.

A resolution in the state House is aimed at discouraging cities and universities from having policies that limit their interactions with federal immigration officials. We talked about what the new rule means, and how one city is thinking about the impact to its bottom line.

Municipalities and public universities in Michigan that don’t cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could be at risk of losing future funding from the state’s discretionary budget. That's thanks to a Republican-backed resolution adopted by the Michigan House.

Immigrant parents scared to send their children to school in person could enroll in a virtual program run by Detroit schools, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said. “The virtual option is there for any family, not just those that are fearful."

Commissioners said they were moved by the comments, but had no plans to make the declaration.

The ACLU of Michigan is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over what it calls a “legal loophole” that lets those agencies keep immigration detention records “completely secret.” The lawsuit focuses on people who are detained for immigration violations in county jails.

Dozens took to the streets in Grand Rapids Monday — the day of President Donald Trump's second inauguration — in protest of his deportation plans.