Is Detroit Doing Enough To Welcome Refugees?
Riyah Basha/WDET This week, Mayor Mike Duggan opened the Manoogian Mansion for the city’s first-ever refugee iftar, celebrating the month...
Is Detroit Doing Enough To Welcome Refugees?
Riyah Basha/WDET This week, Mayor Mike Duggan opened the Manoogian Mansion for the city’s first-ever refugee iftar, celebrating the month...
Undocumented Families in Flint Afraid to Ask for Assistance
Gus Navarro/WDET On Wednesday it was reported that multiple Michigan lawmakers and officials were charged with involuntary manslaughter. The charges...
Metro Detroit Chaldean Community Reacts to Dozens of Arrests, Possible Deportations
Jake Neher/WDET Members of Metro Detroit’s Chaldean community say dozens of Iraqi Christians have been arrested by immigration enforcement agents....
State House Committee Adopts “Sanctuary Cities” Ban
Jake Neher/WDET A state House committee has adopted bills that would require local officials to help enforce federal immigration laws....
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Michigan Man from Mexico [COURT OPINION]
A Michigan man, who emigrated from Mexico, should not have been deported because of his conviction of having a sexual...
Experts Say Outlawing Genital Mutilation Alone Can’t Stop It
Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien A state Senate committee holds a hearing Tuesday on bills to outlaw female genital...
CuriosiD: Who Were the Natives in Detroit?
Listener Andrew McKinney submitted this question to CuriosiD:“Who were the Native Americans* that lived in the Detroit region, and how...
Survivors Help Michigan Mark Holocaust, Armenian Genocide
Jake Neher/WDET Music, speeches, prayers and a candle-lighting ceremony that included 39 Jewish survivors were part of Michigan’s official commemoration...
How Have Trump’s First 100 Days Affected Michigan?
Rick Pluta/MPRN This week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. There’s been no shortage of...
Author Derek Palacio Discusses ‘The Mortifications,’ Midwest Literary Walk
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan author Derek Palacio's debut novel The Mortifications, named A New York Times Best Book of 2016, will be featured next...
Shikha Dalmia: Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster Shows How Free Market Can Work
Jake Neher/WDET This week Bill O'Reilly of Fox News was fired after an exodus of commercial sponsors in the wake of sexual...
What Does it Mean to “Buy American, Hire American”?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday encouraging government agencies to fulfill his campaign...