Editor's note: The names of the family members have been omitted to protect their identities. Though their father risked his freedom to regain custody of them, two of his three children are poised to be advertised on Michigan's website for adoption.
Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing immigration. Millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate Mexican heritage in Cinco de Mayo — even as our highest court contemplates an Arizona law that ...
This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing immigration. Immigrants are more likely than native-born Americans to start new businesses. Can they save the American economy? They can, according to a new book on the ...
I disagree with Judge Shelton's comment, "These situations are awful legal and human conundrums." (“Torn Apart: Undocumented immigrants losing fight to keep children who are U.S. citizens,” Sunday, April 15, AnnArbor.com)
The Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights is advocating on behalf of immigrant families in Washtenaw County. Since WICIR's inception in March 2008, it reports having received nearly 350 calls, 80 percent of which involve immigrants who have been detained. Editor's note: Some of the names have been changed in ...
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The Ann Arbor City Council weighed in on the national debate over immigration policy Monday night, passing a resolution opposing increased federal enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, deported nearly 400,000 undocumented immigrants last year, the highest total on record.
Editor’s note: The following letter refers to efforts to stop the deportation of Lourdes Salazar Bautista, a long-term Ann Arbor resident and a mother of three, to her native Mexico. Lourdes Salazar Bautista has lived across the street from me for over a decade. She’s a good neighbor and a ...
The campaign to stop the deportation of Lourdes Salazar Bautista, a long-term Ann Arbor resident and a mother of three, has made its way to city hall. "I've come here to ask for your support," Bautista said, making an emotional plea Monday night before the Ann Arbor City Council and ...
Community members rallied against the deportation of immigrants Thursday with a speeches and a march to the Federal Building in downtown Ann Arbor.
State Rep. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, says a piece of legislation headed his committee's way in the state House might be best dubbed the "Show Me Your Papers" bill. He says HB 4305 would unfairly discriminate against legal immigrants and other legal residents by requiring them to prove their immigration status upon request without justification. Weigh in with your thoughts.
So Ann Arbor thinks it's OK not to uphold the law in Arizona. So why don't we all disobey laws and do what we want ... rob a bank, steal from K-Mart ... who cares?
Ann Arbor became the first Michigan city to go on record opposing Arizona's controversial new immigration law when the City Council adopted a resolution tonight in a 9-1 vote. That resolution opposes Arizona's Senate Bill 1070, which has caused national controversy since it was signed into law in April. The ...
Ann Arbor is on the radar of the ACLU and other national civil liberties groups today as City Council members prepare to consider a resolution Tuesday urging the repeal of Arizona's controversial Senate Bill 1070.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a Mexican woman Wednesday in Ann Arbor who was previously ordered removed from the United States by a federal immigration judge, ICE spokesman Khaalid Walls said. The 42-year-old woman was taken into custody at her home without incident and will be temporarily detained before ...
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