News & Commentary
Jan 18, 2018
ACLU Urges MSP to Investigate Possible Racial Profiling of Black and Latino Motorists, Citing Alarming Statistics
Jan 03, 2018
Federal Judge Grants Iraqi Nationals Release by Feb. 2 Unless Immigration Courts Find Clear and Convincing Evidence of Flight Risk or Public Safety Risk
A federal court today ruled that nearly 300 Iraqi nationals who have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will have an opportunity to be released. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled that when Iraqis in the case have been detained for more than six months—as already nearly all of them have—they are entitled to go before an immigration judge and present evidence showing they should be released from detention. In June, Judge Goldsmith halted their deportations because of the danger they could face in Iraq, but almost all have languished in detention since then. Today’s ruling requires release of nearly all the detainees by February 2 unless an immigration judge finds clear and convincing evidence that a particular individual is either a flight risk or a public safety risk.
Dec 20, 2017
ICE Continues to Detain Hundreds of Iraqis Despite Lack of Evidence of Flight Risk or Danger
By: Monica Andrade, Skadden Fellow, and Bonsitu Kitaba-Gaviglio, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Michigan
Dec 19, 2017
Open Letter to Juggalos: Gang Case Accomplished Many Goals
The ACLU of Michigan disagrees with the U.S. Court of Appeals decision yesterday dismissing our challenge to the FBI’s designation of Juggalos as a gang. Nonetheless, we are proud of what the case accomplished and we were honored to represent the Juggalo family.
Nov 08, 2017
ACLU Challenges Unjustified Detention of Iraqi Nationals
The American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations have filed a brief asking a federal court to order the release of Iraqi nationals who have been detained for months by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Nov 01, 2017
Detroit Homeowners Seek Appeal to Michigan Supreme Court in Lawsuit Challenging Racially Discriminatory Tax Foreclosures
Wayne County’s tax foreclosures continue to disproportionately impact African-American homeowners
Oct 25, 2017
ACLU Urges College Wrestling Association to Stop Discriminating Based on Sex
Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the ACLU, the National Women’s Law Center and the Women’s Sports Foundation sent a letter to the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) urging it to change its discriminatory policy that prohibits women, like University of Michigan-Dearborn student and national wrestling champion Marina Goocher, from competing against male wrestlers when women wrestlers and women’s teams are unavailable.NCWA_Letter_on_behalf_of_Marina_Goocher.pdf
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