Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield was among the leaders across Michigan over the weekend to condemn federal immigration policies and violence after Pretti was fatally shot on Jan. 24 during a protest in the streets of Minneapolis.
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Detroit crime drop fits national trend
The Council on Criminal Justice recorded a 21% drop in homicides in the cities it studied, while Detroit’s homicide total declined 19% from 2024-25.
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Fighting for the right to live in peace
In Michigan, across the Lower Peninsula, from transportation networks, whistles, fundraisers, to patrols and monitoring ICE presence, communities from Grand Rapids to Detroit have adopted self-defense methods because of their effectiveness against these agents in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.
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Prosecutors won’t reissue 2021 gun charge against Detroit police board member
The decision comes days after Morris vowed he’d continue serving on the board amid a social media flap with Detroit police.
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Shouts of ‘ICE off our streets’ heard loudly from coast to coast across Michigan
In Michigan, from a sandwich shop in Muskegon that has banned ICE agents to pronouncements from political leaders, the same polarization of views was also reflected.
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Detroit Police board member will ‘continue to serve’ despite social media scuffle
Attorneys for Darious Morris called a press conference to announce that Morris won’t be stepping down from the board, in part, due to a wave of support from community members.
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Michigan tribes warn members about ICE stops: ‘Irony maybe is the word’
Multiple Michigan tribes issued public warnings to their citizens to carry documentation after reports that at least five Native Americans had been detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
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Dana Nessel: Bar immigration arrests at Michigan courthouses
As tensions flare over the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation push, Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel urges Michigan Supreme Court to ban immigration arrests in local courthouses.
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Detroiters demand City Council hold ICE accountable as Trump visits
Council President James Tate Jr. said the body must first gather facts about the body’s powers to constrain federal agents.
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ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against − but not ICE itself
In the case of ICE, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, its policy on shooting at moving vehicles – unlike that of many police agencies – lacks a clear instruction for officers to get out of the way of moving vehicles where feasible.