Duggan said previously that being a “welcoming city” does not equal being a sanctuary refuge for illegal immigrants.”
As President Donald Trump toughens immigration enforcement, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said his city will continue to work with federal agencies as it did under previous presidents. Speaking to reporters at a policy conference hosted by a business group, Duggan reiterated the city's policy that is not a sanctuary city, but a welcoming city.
The groups said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's use of the term "illegal immigrants" is inhumane and dehumanizing. But Duggan defended the terminology.
As the Trump administration steps up arrests, individuals and groups emerge to combat those efforts, especially in southwest Detroit and Dearborn
There has been no communication between ICE and the Genesee County Sheriff's Office regarding immigration enforcement, Sheriff Chris Swanson said.
A Detroit city councilwoman is urging immigrants in Michigan to know their rights as the new Trump administration orders each Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office to arrest at least 75 undocumented people a day.
A Detroit city councilwoman is expressing concern about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alleging they have been going to some homes in southwest Detroit, which has a high concentration of immigrants.
Reports of increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in cities like Ann Arbor and Detroit are being confirmed by officials as President Donald Trump continues his nationwide immigration blitz.
ICE agents began arresting and deporting people across the U.S. as part of President Donald Trump's plan to remove anyone living in the U.S. without permission.
Migrants across the U.S. and Arizona faced the spectre of ICE raids under the new administration of President Donald Trump.
As the Trump administration tries to aggressively increase its number of immigration arrests, “sanctuary cities” are a top target.
The Ann Arbor Police Department confirms ICE activity in the downtown area and Detroit residents also spot agents as President Donald Trump's immigration blitz kicks into high gear.