Detroit Judge Stays Deportation of 114 Iraqi Nationals

A federal judge in Detroit granted a temporary stay to 114 Iraqi nationals due up for deportation. According to MLive.com, the order was issued by U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith of Detroit. The arrests are part of a broader net cast nationwide, in which immigrants previously accused and convicted of criminal offenses are being


9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Immigrant Unaccompanied Minors Entitled to Bail Hearings

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that unaccompanied minors detained for immigration offenses are entitled to bail hearings. According to Politico, the Justice Department had been arguing that a 2002 law transferring responsibility for unaccompanied immigrant minors to the Department of Health and Human Services ‘superseded a 1997 settlement under which the government



Michigan AG Schuette Says Schools Can’t Be Fined for Using Native American Mascots

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette determined Thursday that the State Superintendent doesn’t have the authority to fine or withhold funds from school districts that use potentially offensive sports mascots. Midway through March of 2017, Michigan’s state superintendent, Brian Whiston, asked Schuette to investigate whether he’d be able to fine districts which use potentially offensive Native




Beryllium Rule Sacrifices Human Lives

The Trump administration doesn’t seem to consider worker health to be very important in the grand scheme of things. Yet another Obama era protection has been dropped by the Labor Department in a mad rush to undo regulations whether we need them or not. In this case, workers at construction sites and shipyards are likely to be exposed to higher levels of beryllium.


Woman Sues Emory University Hospital After Doctors Leave Camera in Her Body After Surgery

One certainly wouldn’t expect to wake up from an operation only to discover that their doctor forgot to remove all of the surgical instruments from their body. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened to a woman who underwent surgery at Emory University Hospital back on December 17, 2014 “for a kidney and pancreatic transplant.” According to a lawsuit, she filed against the hospital, Lacrystal Lockett’s doctors “left a camera in her body during” her organ transplant.



Parents of Autistic Boy Who Drowned in Pennsylvania Water Park File Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Over Alleged Improper Lifeguard Training

The parents of a young boy who drowned in a Pennsylvania water park are filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against the center, claiming that the on-duty staff were improperly trained. Mohamad and Fadma Boudriss, of Lebanon County, PA were critical of the Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA, after their 8-year old son was found limp