The anti-immigration protests last summer in Vassar have given way to the more mundane process of placing nearly 200 unaccompanied minors with relatives or foster families. Michigan remains one of the nation’s most welcoming states.
Sixty of the nearly 100 juvenile justice placements are in Wayne County. Twenty are in a new program in Macomb run by Nevada nonprofit Rite of Passage.
Bethany Christian Services, which was sued for refusing to work with same-sex couples, announced that it will start placing children with LGBT families as part of a settlement with the state. The agency insists, however, that its beliefs have not changed.