Immigration
As ICE makes aggressive push in Trump era, immigrants take refuge – MLive, The Ann Arbor News
Emotional goodbye at Michigan airport as woman deported after 30 years in U.S. – MLive Detroit
Family adjusts to life inside church to avoid father’s deportation – MLive Detroit
- Hundreds of letters attached to ICE building gate in support of immigrant living in church
- ‘Fugitive’ immigrant who took refuge in church watches Opening Day crowds from sanctuary
- Church-dwelling immigrant’s fugitive status ‘bogus,’ lawyer argues
‘Fugitive’ immigrant takes refuge in Ann Arbor church: ‘I don’t want to die’ – The Ann Arbor News
Detroit ICE figures show spike in activity, triple the number of non-criminal arrests – MLive Detroit
‘I would like my dad back,’ says daughter of detained immigrant after 114 arrests – MLive Detroit
Immigrant doctor detained by ICE granted release on $10,000 bond – MLive Detroit
Haitian asylum seeker to be released after two years behinds bars – The Ann Arbor News
Business
Detroit’s building boom: Is this the peak, or just the beginning? – MLive
County reaches deal with Dan Gilbert for new jail, fail jail site – MLive Detroit
Workers left with no paychecks as bankrupt Dexter book manufacturer sold – The Ann Arbor News
Baristas protest short-notice layoffs at Mighty Good Coffee – The Ann Arbor News
Michigan’s tallest skyscraper project breaks ground at historic Hudson’s site – MLive Detroit
New US-Canada bridge ‘is about friendship,’ says governor at groundbreaking – MLive Detroit
Gordie Howe International Bridge, now $4.4B, to open in 2024 – MLive Detroit
Last homeowner in path of Detroit-Windsor bridge holds out for more money – MLive Detroit
Transportation
Regional transit planners to present $10B in ideas at Ann Arbor meeting – MLive
Shrinking roads, dedicated bus lane talks among transportation plans in Washtenaw County – The Ann Arbor News
U.S. 23 Flex Route to get 7-mile extension to I-96 – The Ann Arbor News
1.5 mill tax proposed for $5.4B in buses, trains in four-county transit plan – MLive
Transit may have been the reason Detroit fell short in Amazon bid, official says – MLive Detroit
Politics
Rashida Tlaib fires back after criticism for Holocaust remarks; Trump responds – MLive
Trump would build ‘the stronger America,’ says Mike Pence in Michigan visit – MLive
‘I’m going to be a very strong partner to Detroit,’ says Hillary Clinton at Eastern Market – MLive
Trump takes aim at Michigan Democrats, plans to fix Soo Locks – MLive
Melania Trump tells students to ‘treat each other with respect’ in surprise Michigan visit – MLive
Donald Trump says he’ll ‘rebuild Detroit,’ renegotiate NAFTA – MLive
Trump supporter: ‘There is nothing racist about building a wall’– MLive
Republican for Clinton: Nobody thought Donald Trump would get this far – MLive
‘We have to look for real solutions,’ Ben Carson says at campaign stop for Trump – MLive
Green Party’s Jill Stein addresses poverty and accessible water in Detroit speech – MLive
‘Who’s going to pay for that?’ asks Gary Johnson on Donald Trump’s 35-percent tariff proposal – MLive