and last updated 2021-05-11 23:27:55-04
ALBION, Mich. â 1,500 miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border, more than 100 migrant children are sheltering in Albion, Michigan.
Starr Commonwealth is one of several emergency intake sites, established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to deal with a sharp increase of unaccompanied minors at the border.
The situation is starting to impact local law enforcement agencies.
âLet me start off by saying this has been a fantastic relationship; weâve had great communication, but this is surrounding funding,â said Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley while testifying in front of members of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley is waving a red flag about being pressured to help provide security at Starr Commonwealth. Hinkley says his agency is facing a crisis.
Hundreds of donations collected for migrant children housed in Michigan during border surge
Updated May 10, 2021;
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Michigan residents donated hundreds of toys, clothes and other items to unaccompanied migrant children being housed in the state under a federal program.
A donation drive organized by state Rep. Mari Manoogian, D-Birmingham, and Fems for Democracy, a nonprofit political advocacy group, resulted in an outpouring of generosity from residents across the state. Volunteers said they’re trying to make life a little more comfortable for children who traveled thousands of miles without their parents.
“These are unaccompanied children sent here to find a better life,” said Gina Keller, a board member with Fems for Democracy. “I would just hope that if I was in their shoes, somebody on the receiving end would show kindness and support to my children. These children are caught up in the system through no fault of their own, so we just want to make sure t
Marshall family files suit in September fatal police shooting in Battle Creek
A Marshall family is suing the City of Battle Creek and Calhoun County for the fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old suspected drunk driver in September.
The family of Andrew Blowers is seeking $15.5 million in a wrongful death suit filed late Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division.
The federal civil wrongful death suit alleges that Blowers was killed in an unjustified use of deadly force by two officers from the Battle Creek Police Department and a deputy from the Calhoun County Sheriff Department following a pursuit which ended on Logistics Drive in the Fort Custer Industrial Park just after midnight on Sept. 5.
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