Immigration

President Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in office, with six of them relating to immigration. Orders dealing with DACA, the Muslim ban, Mexico's border wall, and reversing plans to exclude people from the 2020 census.

While Bake and Temple may not be able to stand next to one another, they're doing everything they can to still see each other. On New Years Day the two grabbed their binoculars and met on opposite sides of the Detroit River.

Canada is extending the agreement to keep the U.S. border closed to non-essential travel to Oct. 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month. Friday's statement by Canada's Public Safety Minister Bill Blair came a day after Mexico announced a similar measure for its border with the United States.

Community leaders and members gathered Monday outside Central United Methodist Church in Detroit to show their support for an Albanian man who's been getting sanctuary there for more than two years.

The U.S. Canada border will remain closed to non-essential travel until June 21.

The US-Canada and US-Mexico borders are closing at midnight to non-essential travel.

Sam Hamama was among hundreds of Iraqis who had been rounded up in 2017. Facing the threat of deportation due to a conviction in 1987, he was eventually granted a day in court. In mid-January, he appeared before a judge who said he could stay in the country.

Customs will begin DNA testing of certain detained people at the Canadian border in Detroit, as well as at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Authorities found 30 bricks of suspected cocaine a man was allegedly attempting to smuggle from the U.S. into Canada via the Ambassador Bridge.

Abraham Navarrete-Morales was facing a decision that could force him to leave the United States while his kidneys were failing him. However, he's been granted a reprieve. It's uncertain how long it will last, however.