Things To Know About Immigration In Michigan
Immigrants can apply for assistance such as welfare and Medicaid in Michigan if they have held a Green Card for at least five years.
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Immigrants can apply for assistance such as welfare and Medicaid in Michigan if they have held a Green Card for at least five years.
Giovanni Fuentes, 28, was due in court Monday for a deportation hearing, but now due to the Barack Obama-backed enforcement changes, the feds are closing his case.
The president's unilateral actions will spare 5 million people, mostly parents and the young, from deportations.
Teresa was brought here as a child, at age 5, under political asylum with her family; she worked with a social security number, work authorization card, and filed and paid taxes.
A local college is willing to use school resources to help child immigrants from Central America.
"Why are they thinking of housing them there? ... I appreciate the plight of the Central Americans, but we are a nation of laws and we have to try to obey those laws otherwise we degenerate into chaos," one man in the area told WWJ's Mike Campbell for an on-air report.
Upwardly Global, an organization dedicated to helping foreign-trained individuals find employment in their chosen professions, opened an office in Detroit on Monday.
"Let's send a message to the entire world: Detroit, Michigan, is open to the world," Gov. Snyder said.
The United States has to encourage immigration because it's the only way to avoid the economic stagnation caused by declining population.
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Supporters of a Western African man rallied in Detroit -- calling on immigration officials to stop his deportation.
About 200 community, labor and immigration activists gathered Wednesday in a Detroit park.
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Michigan will be well represented in a national Immigration march in Washington D.C.
The nation's immigration system is "in desperate need of repair," said Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
Michigan's secretary of state reversed course Friday and said her agency will issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, changing her mind after the Obama administration clarified the issue.
Of the 97 arrested, 60 had prior convictions for crimes such as: sex with a minor, assault, illegal firearm possession, drug possession and theft.
Groups that make-up the Alliance for Immigrants Rights and Reform Michigan rallied outside a Southwest Detroit church calling for reform in U.S. immigration laws.
Michigan "should let them drive so we don't drive them away" to other states, attorney Miriam Aukerman said.
Did agents overstep their bounds when they tried to pick up alleged illegal immigrants Tuesday afternoon outside of two Detroit schools?
Republican efforts to promote hatred across racial and religious lines are heating up this electoral season. They have found a new warrior to promote the cause in Arizona, Gabriela Saucedo Mercer. Mercer has questioned whether Middle Easterners should be in the US "either legally or illegally".
Yesterday the Obama administration put in place provisions of the DREAM Act that brought many young people out of the shadows to participate in the American Dream. On the same day a judge in Pennsylvania let stand what may be the most egregious attempt at voter suppression in a generation.
President Obama won big this week with the Supreme Court decisions on Obamacare and immigration. While Mitt Romney and the Tea Party couldn't have had a worse week.
After the Supreme Court decision on the Arizona immigration law, SB 1070, the Obama administration announced that it is revoking agreements with Arizona police over the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
While neither side has totally won, the high court's decision on Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB 1070, is definitely a blow to President Barack Obama.
A 15-year-old who is accused of carjacking a woman last month at an Applebee's in Roseville, Michigan, is heading to circuit court after waiving his preliminary examination, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
Isaiah Stewart scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 142-115.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh took a moment during a press conference to speak on the firing of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore.
One woman was taken into custody after a body was found inside a home and an hours-long barricaded situation on Friday in Warren, Michigan, according to police.
Tamala Peterson, Gary Marken, Alita Moffitt and Jeffrey Mostellar are accused of not following safety protocols while working at the Oxford Center in Troy.
Moore, 39, is charged with third-degree felony home invasion, as well as misdemeanor counts of stalking and of breaking and entering.
Sherrone Moore's career with the University of Michigan's football team began more than five years ago. But his career was cut short when he was fired on Wednesday.
A 15-year-old who is accused of carjacking a woman last month at an Applebee's in Roseville, Michigan, is heading to circuit court after waiving his preliminary examination, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
The Michigan athletic director was informed of former coach Sherrone Moore's mental health issues just days before Moore was fired, a source told CBS News Detroit.
Isaiah Stewart scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 142-115.
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
Yanfeng will close its Romulus production facility, located at 9800 Inkster Road.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $3.06 per gallon, which is 1 cent more than last week but 3 cents less than at the same time a year ago.
What started as an act of kindness in 2019 has turned into a movement in Detroit, led by his nonprofit Filthy Cares.
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President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
Isaiah Stewart scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 142-115.
Moore, 39, is charged with third-degree felony home invasion, as well as misdemeanor counts of stalking and of breaking and entering.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
Time magazine named "the architects of AI" its 2025 Person of the Year on Thursday, calling out tech industry leaders behind the rise in artificial intelligence.
Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They plan to seek the death penalty.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
Many people living with MS are limited from taking nature walks shown to improve mental health, so Hala Darwish is bringing Mother Nature to them.
Legionella bacteria were found through water testing in the building late Thursday after an employee was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.
The new guidelines are effective at all DMC locations, including the Children's Hospital of Michigan.
Isaiah Stewart scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 142-115.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh took a moment during a press conference to speak on the firing of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore.
Sherrone Moore's career with the University of Michigan's football team began more than five years ago. But his career was cut short when he was fired on Wednesday.
Moore, 39, is charged with third-degree felony home invasion, as well as misdemeanor counts of stalking and of breaking and entering.
The University of Michigan athletic director was informed of former coach Sherrone Moore's mental health issues on Sunday, just days before Moore was fired, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News Detroit's Rachel Hopmayer.
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A Facebook group made up of Royal Oak, Michigan, residents is delivering more than a thousand toys to families.
Dearborn Heights held its tree lighting ceremony on Friday. The ceremony was made possible with a donated tree.
One woman was taken into custody after a body was found inside a home and an hours-long barricaded situation on Friday in Warren, Michigan, according to police.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh took a moment during a press conference to speak on the firing of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore.
Sherrone Moore's career with the University of Michigan's football team began more than five years ago. But his career was cut short when he was fired on Wednesday for having an "inappropriate relationship" with a staff member, according to the university.