The Brief A lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of Michigan against the federal government over immigration policy. The ACLU of Michigan is focusing on eight people who are in the country illegally. The lawsuit challenges a new Trump Administration directive that strips immigrants in the country illegally of access to bond hearings. Big picture view:The ACLU of Michigan is focusing on eight people who are in the country illegally, including a father of three who has leukemia. According to the ACLU, Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes came to the U.S. at age 14 and has no criminal record.