A man who allegedly threatened a Madison Heights Mosque was arrested today. On Sunday, someone left voicemail messages threatening the Islamic Community Center on Dequindre near 11 Mile Rd. Police say the man said he would kill people and suggested Muslims are terrorists. 

The Council on American Islamic Relations Michigan chapter praised police for their swift action in identifying a suspect.  

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SCOTUS rules in favor of ending TPS

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Trump Administration’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status. TPS allows people fleeing violence abroad to live and work in the US. The ruling may affect people from Lebanon, Haiti, Honduras and Burma, among several others. 

Republican Steve Frisbie represents Michigan’s 44th state House district, which includes the Battle Creek area, home to a Burmese community of thousands.

Frisbie says he supports the high court’s ruling, but adds that people fleeing Burma should apply for asylum.

“I’m all in favor of letting them come to the country. Sort them out and look at them on an individual basis or a family basis to figure out what they’re fleeing from and why and if it’s legitimate and they’re not from the military side of things in Burma.” 

The government has deported thousands of immigrants while they waited for courts to hear their asylum claims and some who showed up to their hearings were arrested. 

Detroit meeting of immigration advocates

Immigration advocates met in Detroit to adopt a list of policy goals. Strangers No Longer is a Catholic-led organization active across Michigan. The group adopted policy objectives to bring to people running for state and federal offices. 

Those include allowing people to secure driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status, more oversight of immigration detention centers and for local police to stop working with federal immigration enforcement. Advocates also want more due process protections for detainees.

Whitmer threatens to recall troops

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is threatening to bring home 170 Michigan National Guard troops from Washington D.C. if the Trump administration uses them for crime and immigration enforcement. 

Whitmer says she deployed the troops to assist with security for celebrations surrounding the country’s 250th anniversary. 

Great Lakes Museum announces paint-by-number project

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum has announced the art for its community Paint-by-Number project. Brontae Williamson’s “Currents in Color” was chosen after the museum accepted submissions this spring.

The 32 by 8 foot mural will be painted by the community over the summer then hung on the museum building on Belle Isle. The Dossin says it will release information to the community soon about how people can come to paint. 

Dan Robbins is the Detroit-born artist who developed paint by number. 

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The Madison Heights City Council voted to cut “Drag Queen Story Time” from their Pride festival days before the event. The story time event would have featured drag queen performer Jadein Black reading books to children during the city’s celebrations.

Council members voted 4-3 to cancel it, due to concerns about the “appropriateness” of a drag queen reading to children.

Black told Fox 2 she was surprised the city canceled the program. Black says instead she will be performing a drag queen story time this weekend at Sidetrack in Ypsilanti. 

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New hangar opens at Detroit airport

A new 20,000 square foot hangar opened at the Coleman A. Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side Wednesday.  

It’s the first new facility to open at the airport in 60 years.  

Mayor Mary Sheffield says it’s the start of many investments in store for the airport.  “We are continuing major investments into our airport, including runway and taxi upgrades, safety enhancements, the upcoming My Flight helicopter tour facility in the new Benjamin Davis Aerospace Academy that will be opening this fall.” 

The new hangar was planned, designed, and built by Avflight. The company has operated at the city airport since 2011.  

Incentive increases attendance in DPSCD

The Detroit Public Schools Community District says nearly 84% of high schoolers were paid for attendance this year. That’s roughly 12,800 students who received at least one $100 visa gift card for showing up to class everyday between January and May this year.

District officials say absenteeism decreased by 10 percentage points this school year compared to 2023-24 before the incentive program began. The district launched the initiative last year as part of an effort to curb chronic absenteeism. 

Free Dutch Girl Donuts 

Friday is National Donut Day, and Detroit staple Dutch Girl Donuts is celebrating by offering free donuts at its new second location in New Center.

Customers can receive two free donuts while supplies last from 8-10 a.m. at its location on 2820 E. Grand Boulevard.   

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