Lawyer: Iraqi refugees removing tethers to avoid deportation

DETROIT (AP) — An attorney representing Iraqi refugees says some in Michigan are removing GPS tethers to evade immigration officials and deportation before their court cases are heard.
Detroit-based lawyer Shanta Driver tells The Detroit News that at least seven Iraqi nationals have removed tethers in Michigan over the past month. Driver is the national chair of By Any Means Necessary, a civil and immigration rights group.
The ACLU of Michigan has argued in federal court against repatriati