Freedom House’s TJ Rogers on Welcoming Asylum Seekers, Surviving Threat to Funding
Jake Neher/WDET Freedom House Detroit houses and provides services to asylum seekers who arrive here in Southeast Michigan. It’s an organization...
Vicente Fox’s Message of ‘Build Bridges, Not Walls’ Has Become Quite Literal
Vicente Fox When former President of Mexico Vicente Fox visited Michigan in 2008, he said he didn't understand building walls,...
Detroit DACA Recipients Vow to ‘Continue to Fight’
Jake Neher/WDET Hundreds of people attended rallies across Metro Detroit on Tuesday in support of the federal Deferred Action for...
The High Cost of Bringing Farm Workers Into U.S.
A program to help U-S farmers find summer workers appears to be working but Michigan farmers say the “H2A Program”...
Detroit DACA Recipient with Dreams of Practicing Law: ‘I’ll Lose All of That’
Jake Neher/WDET Dozens of Detroiters and local immigration activists are protesting the Trump Administration’s decision to end the federal program...
How Does Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Compare to Past Presidential Pardons?
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio embodies the harshest -- critics would say cruelest -- attitudes Americans have toward...
Stephen Henderson and GOP PR Pro John Truscott Hash Out Week’s News
whitehouse.gov Every week, Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson invites someone who disagrees with him politically on the show to have...
New Podcast Explores Being Muslim in America
BuzzFeed/See Something Say Something American Muslims are often the subject of media attention in moments of crisis or political uncertainty....
Newcomers Challenge the Electoral Status Quo in Hamtramck
Eli Newman / WDET “This city consists of so many ethnicities, so you’re going to have some positive...
The Detroit Jewish News Celebrates 75 Years
Launched just a few months after the U.S. entrance in World War II, the Detroit Jewish News has published weekly for 75...
CuriosiD: How Did Detroit Become a Center for Arabs in the United States?
WDET listener Priya Ganji has a diverse group of friends of Arab heritage, and she’s noticed their family, religious...
Study says Housing Demands in Future Include More Room for Seniors and More Rentals
A new study predicting changes in Metro Detroit’s housing needs over the next few decades shows several areas that may...