Ruling closes Iraqi deportation dispute
DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers say they’ve exhausted efforts to slow down or suspend the deportation of Iraqi nationals from the U.S. after a court refused to set aside a decision from one of its three-judge panels.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday there’s no interest in taking another look at the case.
The lawsuit was filed in 2017 after the U.S. government began arresting hundreds of Iraqi nationals to enforce deportation orders. They had been allowed to stay in the U.S. for years because Iraq wouldn’t accept them.
The lawsuit’s goal was to suspend deportations and allow people to make new arguments about their safety in Iraq.
Detroit federal Judge Mark Goldsmith made a series of decisions in favor of the immigrants. The appeals court said Goldsmith exceeded his authority.
SBM section hosts mixer May 1 at DIA
The Litigation Section of the State Bar of Michigan is planning its first Bench/ Bar Networking Mixer on Wednesday, May 1 in the Diego Rivera Courtyard at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The cost to attend the event, scheduled from 6-9 p.m., is $45 per person and includes one drink.
The section is offering complimentary tickets and parking for registered judicial guests.
Register can be completed online at connect.michbar.org/litigation/home.
Governor signs bill to clarify handling of evictions
LANSING (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bill to define who is allowed to serve eviction orders in the state.
The bill signed Wednesday establishes which officials can be ordered by a court to evict a tenant, including court officers, bailiffs and local law enforcement officers.
Whitmer says in a statement that the bill “provides needed clarity and reassurance that individuals involved in evictions or restoring possessions are given the authority of the court and proper training.” The Democrat says that specifying who can serve eviction orders is a matter of public safety.
The bill was sponsored by Republican Sen. Peter Lucido of Shelby Township. It takes effect 90 days after its enactment.
Rats chewing through tasty street light wiring in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — Rats have been blamed for chewing through some apparently delectable wiring and causing street light outages in an Arkansas city.
The Texarkana Gazette reports electricians in Texarkana have begun repairing a string of street lights on the median of part of I-30. Experts believe a new kind of electrical insulation, using a soy-based plastic, has attracted the rats by smell and taste.
A Public Works official said the cost to fix the damaged lights could reach $15,000. Some of the lights are flashing, indicating low voltage.
It’s a driver safety issue and flashing lights can leave travelers dazed and confused, authorities said.
Animal control experts are working on poisoning the rats.
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