ICE Arrests 3,100 In Michigan Since January—65% With No Convictions; North Lake Detention Surges
WSWS reports an escalating ICE campaign across Michigan: more than 3,100 arrests from January to July with about 65% involving people with no criminal convictions, per Detroit News and the Deportation Data Project. The piece details detainer-driven and traffic-stop arrests, transfers to facilities like North Lake (reopened, largest in the Midwest) and Winn in Louisiana, and deportations to over 80 countries, including stateless cases. It notes expanded 287(g) cooperation, shifting cases to favorable jurisdictions, and recent legal rulings that speed removals, framing broad civil-liberties concerns for working-class immigrant families.
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