The state of Michigan today announced that it will require all state-contracted child welfare agencies to comply with its non-discrimination requirements and accept all qualified families, including same-sex couples.
The ACLU and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center have asked the Grand Rapids Civilian Appeal Board to reverse the findings of the Grand Rapids Police Department, which exonerated Captain Curt VanderKooi, who called ICE on Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a U.S. citizen and decorated Marine combat veteran.
ACLU and MIRC Call for Broader Systemic Changes In Grand Rapids Police Department Beyond Placing One Officer On Leave
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) today released documents obtained through a public information request of the Grand Rapids Police Department that show that the officer who called U.S.
Grand Rapids Police Department called ICE on Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, and ICE sought to deport him, even though he had his U.S. passport and military ID.