immigration policy

News

Ostfeld and Stragand discuss gun violence research in Detroit and lack of institutional trust

Mar 15, 2026

Between 2018 and 2022, firearm homicide rates rose 48% percent for Hispanic communities in Detroit, in contrast to only 22% for white, non-Hispanics. The community continues to face heartbreak and loss in the aftermath of gun violence as institutiona...

Ostfeld and Stragand discuss gun violence research in Detroit and lack of institutional trust

Policy Matters

Student curated programming to meet the moment

Nov 24, 2025

Each academic year the programming at the Center for Racial Justice (CRJ) looks a little bit different. We aim to create a vibrant, diverse community of racial justice leaders, scholars, and students engaged in social justice work and believe it's cr...

Student curated programming to meet the moment

News

Rico comments on Trump policies' impact on immigrant communities

Feb 23, 2025

Center for Racial Justice Postdoctoral Fellow Kristina Fullerton Rico explores what she calls the dangerous implications of President Trump's deportation policy in an essay in The Conversation. Citing extensive social science research on U.S. immigr...

Rico comments on Trump policies' impact on immigrant communities

News

Immigration policies: U-M experts can discuss

Feb 6, 2025

Immigration continues to be a priority in U.S. politics, with the federal government intensifying enforcement efforts through large-scale raids and with the transfer of certain detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay. These actions have fueled ongoing de...

Immigration policies: U-M experts can discuss

In the Media

Ostfeld highlights attitudes in cities with high-immigrant populations

Oct 14, 2024 Michigan Public

Speaking with Michigan Public, the Ford School's Mara Ostfeld discusses results from her recent research on public opinion in Michigan on immigration policy. Ostfeld stated, “U.S.-born residents living in cities with a higher proportion of foreign-bo...

Ostfeld highlights attitudes in cities with high-immigrant populations

News

Ford School panel examines immigration on the ballot

Sep 17, 2024

The Ford School’s fall event series kicked off with more than 115 people in attendance for Immigration on the Ballot, a panel discussion about the policy landscape and implications for the upcoming election, hosted by the Center for Racial Justice. “...

Ford School panel examines immigration on the ballot

News

Meet our new faculty: Kristina Fullerton Rico

Sep 22, 2023

Kristina Fullerton Rico joins the Ford School as a Predoctoral Fellow at the Center for Racial Justice. Her work focuses on the social and emotional impacts of U.S. immigration policies that lead unauthorized immigrants and their families to endure l...

Unpacking U.S. Immigration Policy: What's at Stake for Our Communities?

Oct 9, 2025, 11:45 am-1:00 pm EDT

Trotter Multicultural Center, large meeting room

Join the Ford School’s Center for Racial Justice and the Trotter Multicultural Center for Unpacking U.S. Immigration Policy: What’s at Stake for Our Communities? Lunch will be served promptly at 11:45 am.

William Lopez, Kristina Fullerton Rico, Irene Romulo

Election issues

Immigration on the Ballot

Sep 9, 2024, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (Room 1110)

Join the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a panelist discussion about the current immigration policy landscape and the implications for the upcoming election.

A Student-Led Discussion on Migration and Refugee Policy

November 2021

The goals of the event were to reflect on themes from the Center's immigration policy discussion on 11/9 with Jennifer Lee, begin to process images of Haitian migrants turned away from the US border, and discuss the racial implications of US migration and refugee policy.