A Michigan man was visiting Saudi Arabia on a pilgrimage when he was detained.
Author: Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press
Arabic-language election ballots in Michigan city have an error, city official says
In Dearborn, Michigan, City Clerk George Darany said the city has contacted 34 voters to inform them of an error in the Arabic-language ballot.
Independent autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by Michigan cop
Lawyers for the family of Patrick Lyoya say an autopsy confirms the Black man was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer.
Judge says she ‘made a mistake’ berating an elderly cancer patient over weeds
Michigan Judge Alexis Krot has apologized to an elderly cancer patient she threatened with jail time over some unkempt weeds after a video went viral.
Civil rights leaders, legal experts call on Michigan Board of Canvassers to certify election
Civil rights advocates called on the Michigan Board of Canvassers to certify election results, saying the canvassers’ role is largely a technical one.
Immigrant workers at Michigan greenhouse: We were cheated, tricked into deportation
Migrants from Mexico came to Michigan to work at a greenhouse, but were cheated of pay and tricked into being detained, according to a lawsuit.
‘Every day I was praying’: Detroit dad deported after 30 years returns home to US
Jorge Garcia was deported on Jan. 15, 2018, and was stuck in Mexico for almost two years, separated from his family in Michigan.
‘I got nothing over here’: Michigan man with diabetes dies in Iraq after ICE deported him
Jimmy Al-Daoud, 41, had trouble getting insulin after he was deported to Iraq, where he was homeless and didn’t speak the language, advocates say.
Embattled Border Patrol chief in El Paso transferred to Detroit
Facing criticism over treatment of migrants, the top Border Patrol leader in El Paso is transferred to Detroit, raising concerns.
Iraqi American Christians ask Vice President Mike Pence to block deportation of Iraqis
The American Civil Liberties Union and a group of Iraqi American Christians are asking the US to block the deportation of 1,000 Iraqi nationals.