Immigration Law & Justice Michigan

10/02/2026

We are now accepting scheduling requests for 2027. Please submit your Speakers Bureau request before the end of 2026, so that we can plan accordingly!

10/01/2026

Our Dearborn office is hosting a Fall Legal Clinic and we are taking appointments and walk-ins! We're accepting humanitarian and family-based immigration cases on October 14 - 15, 2026. Appointments are filling up so please call or email to schedule your appointment today.

Our offices are located inside Dearborn First United Methodist Church and there is plenty of free parking available. If you need translation assistance, please make an appointment so we can support you!

Email: [email protected] attn: Hector
Phone: (616) 446-5467 (English/Spanish)

09/18/2026

Your ILJMI team has been pretty quiet on social media for the last few weeks. Why? Yesterday, we hauled this stack to the post office to ensure that these applications were postmarked before today's cutoff.

Beginning today (September 18, 2026), new public charge rules expand the range of benefits USCIS can weigh against green card applications - things like food stamps (even during COVID), Medicaid enrollment, housing choice vouchers, and more. This is a recission of a 2022 rule and it will be devastating to many of our clients who relied on these programs before they were fully established in the United States.

That's why this stack (and all of the other stacks) mattered. Every application in this pile, plus all of the applications we submitted online, were filed under the wire, before the new rule took effect.

We are so proud of our legal team - they worked nights, weekends, staying late and coming in at the crack of dawn to ensure that we did (and do) what's right for our clients.

Thank you for your support of our work. (And if you happen to see any of our staff today, give them a high five!)

You can support our important work with a donation here: https://immigrationlawandjusticemichigan-bloom.kindful.com/

08/27/2026

Our friends at El Concilio Kzoo are hosting this important event in Kalamazoo. Please share with folks who may need food help, and if you're able to help neighbors who don't feel safe leaving home or are not able to do so, that would be great. Community support matters!

08/14/2026

We are grateful for the Covenant Community United Methodist Church of Baldwin and their Helping Hands Ministry. Their work to support and comfort detainees at the Baldwin detention center is inspiring and appreciated. What a loving example of how a faith community can support immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers as they navigate a deeply confusing and scary time. Thank you!

Ways to support Baldwin immigrant ministry

Want to help Covenant Community UMC welcome, support, and care for immigrant neighbors at the ICE detention facility in Baldwin? Download practical ways to join them in their new Helping Hands ministry.

Printable PDF:https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flyer-Immigrant-Ministry.pdf

08/12/2026

Our home church in Metro Detroit, Dearborn First United Methodist Church is hosting a whistle kit making session on Friday, August 14, 2026, from 6pm - 8pm. This is an event organized by Asemblea Detroit, a collective of Detroit activists who are monitoring and documenting unlawful enforcement activity in Southeast Michigan. Please feel free to bring a friend!

08/10/2026

Many of our longtime friends know that we call four United Methodist Churches our Michigan "home churches". Our team members work out of these historic spaces, building lifelong relationships with staff, volunteers, clients, and community. We are grateful for the love and support that we receive and wanted to share how much we appreciate the beauty of the gardens at Central United Methodist Church - Traverse City. Thank you to the volunteers and staff who make it possible for us to serve our immigrant clients in such vibrant and welcoming spaces.

08/07/2026

Our friends at All Saints Literacy Center are doing a great job helping immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers improve their English language skills as they work toward citizenship. We appreciate all of our colleagues who offer their skills and compassion to our clients and all of the folks who want to make Michigan their home.

Leaders say the center remains a welcoming place for students despite growing anxiety around immigration enforcement

08/04/2026

It's primary election day in Michigan and we have so many naturalized citizens voting for the first time today. This is a good reminder to all of our followers that we all need to get out and vote as well.

08/03/2026

Last week, ILJMI Executive Director Julie Powers and Legal Director Marcelo Betti presented at the Michigan Community Action Conference in Kalamazoo. Our presentation was "Supporting Our Communities Through Change: What Immigration Policy Means for Your Agency". CAAs were created under President Johnson in 1964 to fight poverty at the local level. Each of Michigan's 28 CAAs have a different mix of programs and services, tailored to meet the needs of the counties they serve.

Our mission to help low income immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied refugee minor children navigate the immigration system aligns beautifully with the work of our community action agencies. We look forward to working together again!