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  • 1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Malachi Barrett

    Is DDOT security shutting out riders? Council urges unity between residents  Down payment program reopening in future Council member cleared of ethics complaintFentanyl contamination clean up funding Welcome back. I’m still Malachi Barrett. The City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee is scheduling a discussion next Monday on new security measures that have made some riders unwelcome in Detroit’s two transit centers.

  • 1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Malachi Barrett

    Welcome to BridgeDetroit’s 2025 Election Tracker. We will use this space to provide voters with the most up-to-date information related to the primary and general election races from across the city. Mark your calendars: The primary election is Tuesday, August 4, 2025 and the general election is Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

  • 1 week ago | bridgedetroit.com | Malachi Barrett

    Mayoral candidate Fred Durhal wants to target blight with an “accountability tax” while cutting annual property tax bills for homeowners by $400 to $600 as part of a new policy platform his campaign released on Monday. Durhal, one of nine candidates running for mayor in the Aug. 5 primary, said the blight tax is modeled off reforms Atlanta adopted in 2024 to punish inattentive property owners with a tax that’s 25 times higher than the normal millage rate.

  • 2 weeks ago | bridgedetroit.com | Malachi Barrett

    Detroit mayoral candidates are warming up for a final sprint to reach voters in the last weeks before absentee ballots are mailed to citizens for the Aug. 5 primary. Voter outreach efforts are intensifying, endorsements are stacking up and ads are being cut for prime time and phone screens. Nine candidates are competing to lead Detroit after a decade of Mayor Mike Duggan’s tenure.

  • 2 weeks ago | outliermedia.org | Malachi Barrett |Bridge Detroit

    Esta historia fue co publicado con BridgeDetroit. Agentes federales de inmigracion arrestaron al menos a cuatro migrantes venezolanos afuera de una sala de audiencias en Detroit la mañana del miércoles, justo momentos después de que un juez desestimará sus casos de asilo, según activistas que presenciaron el proceso.

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Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett @PolarBarrett
11 Jun 25

I’m told five Venezuelan migrants who arrived for asylum cases today at federal court in Detroit had their protected status revoked, apparently without explanation and were detained in the court room. https://t.co/EveNIJzhRC

Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett @PolarBarrett
11 Jun 25

Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero confirms immigrants who arrived to court for asylum hearings were instead detained and taken. Organizers gathering outside the federal building now.

Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett @PolarBarrett

Hearing reports that immigrants who arrived to federal court in Detroit for asylum cases are seeing their cases turn to expedited removals. https://t.co/fhaHKoECQ3

Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett @PolarBarrett
11 Jun 25

Hearing reports that immigrants who arrived to federal court in Detroit for asylum cases are seeing their cases turn to expedited removals. https://t.co/fhaHKoECQ3