Community members, public officials push back against ICE expansion into metro Detroit
Editor's note: Some images in this story contain language that may be offensive. Roughly one thousand protesters gathered outside Romulus...
ICE detains a father outside of Detroit mosque, family concerned about accommodations during Ramadan
A Dearborn father, Abdelouahid Aouchiche was detained on Oct. 6 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Masjid Al-Furqan in...
The Metro: Detroit police chief said the line was clear. His officers crossed it anyway
Communities across Michigan are asking how, exactly, local law enforcement is working with federal immigration agents as the Trump administration...
The Metro: ICE is destroying the America Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor loves
Across Michigan, city leaders and police chiefs are asking the same question: how should they work with federal immigration officers?...
The US Constitution guarantees the right to protest, carry a gun—sort of
In 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump promised mass deportations. Since his election, the president has largely delivered. In 2025, the...
The Metro: Have protests against ICE been effective?
Many have been actively engaging and organizing against federal immigration enforcement and the killings of Americans at the hands of...
Washtenaw County sheriff says cooperating with ICE puts community members at risk
The impact of the recent series of fatal encounters between some Minnesota residents and agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Inside the Midwest’s largest immigration detention center with a retired pastor
Since September, retired evangelical pastor Dale Dalman has been driving north from his West Michigan home in Rockford to the...
The Metro: The inner workings of ICE and the origins of immigration policing
The killing of two American citizens in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers has forced the country to look more closely...
The Metro: A reporter’s view from Minneapolis with lessons for Detroit
What does it feel like when a city has its breath taken away—not just by frigid weather, but by sudden...
The Metro: What it means to be an American in 2026
Who wrote the Federalist Papers? What power does the president have? Name one right only U.S. citizens possess. Those are...
The Metro: The cost of fewer visas and voices on campus
Every fall, college campuses come alive with small rituals: new students finding their way, roommates negotiating shared space, classrooms filling...