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1 week ago | 
freep.com | John Wisely
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has dropped all charges against seven pro-Palestinian protesters arrested last year on the University of Michigan Diag. The seven were facing misdemeanor charges of trespassing as well as felony charges of resisting and obstructing police. The defendants in the cases were: Oliver Kozler, Samantha Lewis, Henry MacKeen-Shapiro, Michael Mueller, Asad Siddiqui, Avi Tachna-Fram and Rhiannon Willow. All seven have pleaded not guilty.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | John Wisely
This story has been updated with additional information. University of Michigan President Santa Ono said Sunday that he plans to leave Ann Arbor to become the next president of the University of Florida.
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1 week ago | 
freep.com | John Wisely
Taking presidency at the University of FloridaThis story will be updated. University of Michigan President Santa Ono said Sunday that he plans to leave Ann Arbor to become the next president of the University of Florida.
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2 weeks ago | 
lansingstatejournal.com | John Wisely
Border enforcement outweighs stock market turmoilYoung voters helped Donald Trump return to the White House. Young men swung hard to the right in 2024. In January, Donald Trump became the oldest man ever inaugurated president and he owed his comeback win in part, to young voters.
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2 weeks ago | 
freep.com | John Wisely
Border enforcement outweighs stock market turmoilYoung voters helped Donald Trump return to the White House. Young men swung hard to the right in 2024. In January, Donald Trump became the oldest man ever inaugurated president and he owed his comeback win in part, to young voters.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | John Wisely
The Trump administration is pausing its crackdown on international students, saying now that it won't terminate their student status just because their name appeared in an FBI database. The reversal is a win for international students across the country, including many in Michigan, who have feared deportation and in some cases, self-deported to avoid arrest. Many have sued to stop the practice.
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2 weeks ago | 
freep.com | John Wisely
The FBI and local police raided three homes this week as part of the investigation. An attorney said the raids targeted pro-Palestinian protesters for their activism. Police and FBI raids at three homes April 23 are part of an investigation into a string of vandalism cases involving pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel and antisemitic graffiti, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said April 24.
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3 weeks ago | 
freep.com | John Wisely |Tresa Baldas
Police executed search warrants in three locations Wednesday morning. Several people were detained before being released. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies executed search warrants Wednesday morning at homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Canton Township, in what one activist group says are raids targeting pro-Palestinian protesters. Investigators say the raids are not immigration related. Gaza War protesters have clashed with police over other activities.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | John Wisely |Tresa Baldas
This story has been updated with additional information. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies executed search warrants the morning of April 23 at homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Canton Township. The Michigan Attorney General's Office said the raids are part of a vandalism investigation but a lawyer who spoke to several people whose homes were raided insisted they were targeted for their pro-Palestinian activism.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | John Wisely |Tresa Baldas
This story has been updated with additional information. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies executed search warrants the morning of April 23 at homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Canton. The Michigan Attorney General's Office said the raids are part of a vandalism investigation but a lawyer who spoke to several people whose homes were raided insisted they were targeted for their pro-Palestinian activism.
