DETROIT – The following is the ACLU of Michigan’s response to the jury’s inability to reach a verdict in the killing of Congolese refugee Patrick Lyoya, and the court declaring a mistrial.
DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan opposes the dangerous proposed legislation by some Michigan politicians to undermine lifesaving healthcare for transgender youth.
Today, the Michigan House of Representatives has again taken steps to undermine our rights.
DETROIT - Patrick Lyoya, a father of two small children, was snatched away from his family forever. That will not change no matter the outcome of the trial of the former Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, who killed Lyoya, a Congolese immigrant.
DETROIT - The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC), ACLU of Michigan and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib are calling on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to end the detention and disappearance of people at the Ambassador Bridge.
DETROIT — American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Legal Director Dan Korobkin will be leaving the ACLU after devoting more than 16 years of his outstanding career to leading one most prestigious civil rights legal programs in the nation.