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Posted on 03/25/2026 11:36:40 AM PDT by equaviator
LANSING – Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the State of Michigan and the City of Romulus filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) challenging its plan to convert a Romulus warehouse into a mass immigration detention facility. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, seeks to declare unlawful, vacate, and set aside the agencies’ decision and requests that the Court permanently enjoin the conversion, construction, retrofitting, or operation of the commercial warehouse as an ICE detention center.
“As the state's Attorney General, I have a legal and moral obligation to act if and when this administration behaves unlawfully and does so in a way that harms Michigan residents,” said Attorney General Nessel. “The Romulus Warehouse is simply not—and never will be—an appropriate place for a large-scale detention center. DHS in its zealous quest for a bigger nationwide footprint, appears to have conducted an ill-conceived rush job, free from any traditional planning considerations or even basic concern for the many Romulus residents who will be impacted by their actions.”
“Two words I hate to use when describing my home city are ‘overburdened and underserved’. Unfortunately, we are exactly that. We are not asking for a handout, just the chance to grow and improve the quality of life for our residents, unburdened by outside interference,” said City of Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight. “This is why any type of detention center must be vetted through all required permitting and legal channels.”
“The people of Romulus have had unwanted infrastructure imposed on them before - last time it was a hazardous waste injection well, now it’s an ICE detention center. This proposed facility will drain police resources, hamper economic development, and bring chaos into our community,” said state Senator Darrin Camilleri. “I applaud AG Nessel for her efforts to fight back against this unwanted project.”
“ICE has lost in court more than 4,400 times since October for wrongfully jailing people. Last year in ICE detention, we saw record deaths,” said state Representative Dylan Wegela. “This year alone at least 13 people have died in ICE custody. It comes as no surprise that for an agency with a track record of terrible conditions for their facilities, ICE would choose a terrible spot for a new detention center like the Cogswell facility in Romulus. I represent the part of Romulus where this proposed facility is, and no one wants it. It’s a disaster in the making.”
In February, and without notice to the State, to the City, or to the general public, ICE purchased a commercial warehouse, located at 7525 Cogswell Street in Romulus, intending to convert it into a mass detention center that houses hundreds of detainees. The complaint alleges that the warehouse is not an appropriate place of detention because it is located within a mile of an elementary school and a middle school, it abuts residential neighborhoods, it lies within a floodplain that has experienced flooding as recently as last year, and it lacks the adequate infrastructure to support 500 detainees and staff—including the number of bathrooms and sewer system.
Attorney General Nessel and the City of Romulus argue that DHS and ICE violated the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to adequately consider alternative facilities like existing prisons, jails, or detention centers. She also contends that the agencies failed to comply with environmental requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act and did not cooperate with state and local officials.
Attorney General Nessel previously submitted a Freedom of Information Act request and comment letter to ICE and DHS asking for transparency regarding ICE's plans to convert a Romulus warehouse into a mass immigration detention facility, but received no reply.
Attorney General Nessel announced the lawsuit today at a press conference alongside Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight and state Representative Dylan Wegela.
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just exercise Federal eminent domain and buy it, and then turn it into a Federal facility over which zero local regulations of any kind apply ...
What’s next?
Klingons?
Does anyone really think these are just going to be for immigrants? (esp after how the admin has changed their stance on that)
Really?
So the people who live and work there, raise families and pay taxes - have no say?
Maybe you should get in touch with DHS and volunteer your town for an ICE detention center - since you embrace the idea so much.
They can claim eminent domain in your neighborhood, your town, your county, where ‘zero local regulations of any kind apply.’
I’m sure all the local townsfolk will slap you on the back and say ‘Great Job!’
Nessal is one of the 3’witches who run Mich. She was a radical lesbian activist but media kept that fact buried during the election.
“ So the people who live and work there, raise families and pay taxes - have no say?”
There’s a very similar controversy going on in Maryland right now. The governor held a meeting to announce his plans to block the ICE conversion of an empty warehouse into a detention center.
He barred locals who support that plan from his meeting.
I’m in full support of the Romulus ICE facility for as long as it’s needed.
He barred locals who support that plan from his meeting.
Well...
https://wjla.com/news/local/ice-facility-washington-county-wes-moore-roundtable-immigration-detention-support-protest-western-maryland-governor-democstrators-warehouse-williamsport-hagerstown
Gov. Moore holds closed-door roundtable on ICE detention center opposition
March 23, 2026
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (7News) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday intensified his opposition to a federal plan to convert a massive warehouse outside Hagerstown into an immigrant detention center, convening what his office described as a roundtable discussion with Washington County residents.
The event, held at a downtown live music venue, was closed to the public and appeared to include only invited guests who oppose the project. Supporters of the plan — including members of the all Republican Washington County Board of Commissioners — were not permitted inside, and a handful gathered outside in protest.
The meeting was specifically for those who oppose the project and wasn't open to the public.
It wouldn't be difficult to gather statistics and information about the number of citizens who oppose vs those who favor.
I'll go out on a limb here and say the nays outnumber the yeas by a substantial margin, probably at least 70%-30%. These detention centers offer nothing to the local communities, no additional tax base, not any measurable increase in employment. They use up open land that enhances the natural environment, and are anticipated to increase traffic and activity. They will draw on local utilities, like electricity and water, potentially burdening residents and businesses.
There's every argument against them. The government already owns massive amounts of acreage. Let them spend the money to build facilities on existing land in areas that won't burden local citizens.
The warehouses are not equipped to handle the plumbing needs of thousands of inmates. They would have to be reworked to an extent where it probably makes more sense financially to just build new facilities.
Why detention centers? Pick them up, transport them to the Mexican border, and shoo them across!
Since Mexico enabled their illegal entry by allowing caravans of them to transit that country, have Mexico be responsible for their repatriation.
“I’m sure all the local townsfolk will slap you on the back and say ‘Great Job!’”
Ha ha. My county would, being that our largest employer is a struggling Indian casino. Loser DU troll.
it’s not for illegal aliens,it’s for illegal judges.
If we have “illegal judges” in our system, Nessel would bend over backwards to keep them seated (by any means Nesselsary), especially if they happen to be wokesters working to advance their respective and/or collective agendas!
While it's true that many Dems/liberals oppose data centers, a majority of people who oppose putting them in rural counties - are Trump voters.
Feel free to let them know how stupid they are.
I would love one in our county. They should make them look like a Home Depot.
Like I said....
You said nothing
Is that a problem?
You say nothing all the time.
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