Black moms and pregnant women forced out of their homes in metro Detroit face health and safety threats

Detroit had 20,370 eviction cases filed in 2025. But official counts underestimate the real number of evictions in metro Detroit by half because many landlords ignore the law and skip the formal court process, the researcher writes.
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