Press Releases

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May 08, 2025

ACLU Responds to Jury’s Inability to Reach a Verdict in the Killing of Patrick Lyoya

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.
May 07, 2025

Michigan House and Senate Members Use Junk Science Manufactured by Trump Administration to Undermine Transgender Youth Healthcare

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan opposes the dangerous proposed legislation by some Michigan politicians to undermine lifesaving healthcare for transgender youth. 
May 01, 2025

Michigan House Votes on Legislation that Erodes Our Democracy and Puts Our Communities at Risk

Today, the Michigan House of Representatives has again taken steps to undermine our rights.
Apr 28, 2025

Patrick Lyoya’s Killing Demands Accountability Not Just for One Officer but Also For Systemic Practices that Perpetuate Police Violence

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.
Apr 24, 2025

Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, ACLU, and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib Call for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to End Secret Detention and Disappearance of People at the Ambassador Bridge

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.
Apr 23, 2025

ACLU of Michigan Legal Director Dan Korobkin Appointed to Michigan Court of Appeals

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.
Apr 10, 2025

ACLU of Michigan Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Stripping the Immigration Status of International Students Attending Public Universities Throughout the State

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit today, along with a request for an emergency injunction, on behalf of four international students attending Michigan universities who have had their F-1 student immigration status unlawfully and abruptly terminated by the Trump administration fo
Apr 07, 2025

ACLU and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center Condemn Trump Administration’s Authoritarian Attacks on International Students and Higher Education

DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center condemn the Trump administration’s continued use of authoritarian tactics to attack international and noncitizen students and our higher education system.