immigration enforcement

In Lansing Thursday, lawmakers introduced legislation to ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks. The bill's sponsor says the law would apply to all levels of law enforcement, but is specifically in response to ICE’s tactics.

Why it's so hard to find out.

Los críticos dicen que la práctica es una maniobra para eludir el debido proceso constitucional.

Critics say the practice is an end run around constitutional due process.

Immigrant advocates in Grand Rapids say ICE tried detaining people at routine check-ins. Now, immigrants face a difficult choice: show up and risk arrest, or stay home and break the law.

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.