Press Releases

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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.
Apr 04, 2025

ACLU-MI applauds MI Attorney General for joining coalition in suing Trump administration EO that attempts to undermine voting rights

DETROIT -- We applaud Attorney General Nessel for joining a coalition of 19 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and antidemocratic Elections Executive Order that attempts to undermine voting rights by ordering state governments to impose overly burdensome pr
Mar 27, 2025

ACLU Statement on UM's Decision to Close its DEI Programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  DETROIT -- The intent of authoritarianism is to cause fear, isolation and undermine community. In a moment when we need leaders to be vigilant in defending our collective communities, it is extremely disappointing to see a public institution like the University of Michigan
Mar 21, 2025

ACLU to Michigan House of Representatives: Stop Scapegoating Immigrants

DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan Executive Director Loren Khogali issued the following statement regarding the Michigan House of Representatives scapegoating our immigrant neighbors and friends:   
Feb 27, 2025

ACLU Seeks to Intervene in Transgender Employment Discrimination Lawsuit After Trump Administration Abandons Case

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan announced today that it is seeking to intervene  in a federal transgender rights lawsuit after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) informed the court that it was abandoning its claims against a Culver’s restaurant in Clarkston for allegedly firing a
Issue Areas: The Nancy Katz & Margo Dichtelmiller LGBTQ+ Project