There is a feeling of panic in refugee communities across the nation. The anxiety comes as President Donald Trump ramps up immigration raids.

Michigan officials were scrambling to assess the potential impact of the federal grant freeze, which the White House is defending as an effort to be ‘good stewards of taxpayer dollars.'

President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order terminating “diversity, equity, and inclusion," for organizations that receive federal funding, and added that universities with endowments larger than $1 billion - in Michigan that's MSU and the University of Michigan - could be investigated for their DEI programs and policies.

ADRIAN, Mich. (TNND) — A local official in the Michigan Democratic Party slammed Trump supporters in a lengthy Facebook post Monday, suggesting anyone who supports the president is a Nazi.

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

"Sadly, due to President Trump's Executive Order, MIRC has received notice to stop work on our highly valued Detroit Immigration Court Helpdesk Program," the group said in the post. "We are working to find resources so our Helpdesk staff can continue providing services from our offices."

UM, MSU and Wayne State say they're monitoring a host of issues under the new Trump administration, including research funding and health care policy.

The White House announced its pausing of federal grants and loans starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday as Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.

President Trump has slashed a slew of EV-related policies, which could affect many states that have received billions of dollars in investment for electrification, notably Michigan.

The U.S. is threatening a two-stage tariff plan in which Canada and Mexico could get hit with initial trade penalties within days then face broader penalties this spring. In summary it's: Maybe tariffs now, and maybe more tariffs later.