ACLU, Homelessness Advocacy Orgs Criticize Proposed East Lansing Ordinance

The ACLU of Michigan, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness and National Homelessness Law Center questioned the legality and ethics of an ordinance proposed in East Lansing.

ACLU, Homelessness Advocacy Orgs Criticize Proposed East Lansing Ordinance
East Lansing Mayor Erik Altmann at the Jan. 20, 2026 City Council meeting. Today, prominent advocacy organizations wrote to Altmann, the rest of City Council and City Manager Robert Belleman, urging them to vote against an ordinance that would ban public camping and loitering in parking garages. (Brian Wells for ELi)