The State of Michigan and the City of Romulus filed a lawsuit on March 24 against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a press release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The legal action challenges a federal plan to convert a warehouse in Romulus into an immigration detention center. The lawsuit was announced as both state and city officials seek to prevent the proposed facility from opening in their community.
Attorney General Dana Nessel said that the State of Michigan is joining with local leaders in opposition to what they describe as a mass immigration detention site. The press release outlines concerns about how such a facility could impact residents, though specific details about those concerns were not provided in the announcement.
The City of Romulus has joined this effort alongside state officials, signaling unified local resistance to the federal government’s proposal for the warehouse conversion.
Further updates on developments related to DHS facilities are available through official channels.
