Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero is expected to be placed on the primary ballot after her disqualification was rescinded.
Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero filed a lawsuit Thursday against Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey and the Detroit Election Commission, challenging her disqualification from the August primary ballot.
Detroit City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero represents Southwest Detroit and talked with Local 4 about the water main break.
“We’re here to say, not on our watch! We’re going to protect our neighbors,” U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., said as immigration advocates took to the streets of southwest Detroit on Wednesday.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib and other local leaders held a press conference Wednesday urging residents to know their rights as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country.
The recent surge in immigration enforcement has left many communities in Metro Detroit feeling anxious and uncertain.
Residents in cities across the United States, including Detroit, are expressing heightened concern following President Donald Trump’s recent announcements regarding deportation plans aimed at curbing illegal immigration.
