Posted on 09/14/2026 11:46:36 PM PDT by grundle
Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi and the city council are facing yet another legal battle as Alharbi filed a lawsuit challenging the recent firing of City Manager Adel Al-Adlani.
Standing outside Hamtramck City Hall on Monday alongside attorney Nabih Ayad, Alharbi argued the council's decision to terminate Al-Adlani violated the city's charter and state law.
"An action of that magnitude at City Hall can't be taken last minute like that without providing sufficient justification. It's not how we should or will do business in City Hall," Alharbi said.
Last week, the Hamtramck City Council voted 4-2 to remove Al-Adlani from his position during a contentious public meeting.
Ayad said the council failed to properly place the termination vote on the meeting agenda within the timeframe required by law, calling it a violation of Michigan's Open Meetings Act and other legal requirements.
"So we have filed this morning (Monday) a complaint for injunctive relief… and seeking also an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order, stopping the decision of the city council members to throw out the city manager, Olschan, of the city charter in violation of the state constitution, in violation of the open meetings act," Ayad said.
The lawsuit seeks to overturn Al-Adlani's firing and to prevent the city from moving forward with the termination process as carried out.
"As you seen in the chaotic situation that happened in the city council meeting the other day, it was just an embarrassment," Ayad said.
The legal challenge is the latest controversy involving the Hamtramck city government, which has experienced significant turmoil over the past year.
Hamtramck has had four city managers in less than a year. Two city council members have been charged with election fraud. The former city clerk was fired and has since filed a lawsuit against the city. Former City Manager Max Garbarino is also suing after being terminated, and former Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri resigned as part of an agreement with the city after he was under investigation for alleged misconduct.
The city's recent mayoral election also drew scrutiny after 37 ballots were thrown out. Alharbi won the race by fewer votes than that margin.
Alharbi said the lawsuit is intended not only to reverse Al-Adlani's dismissal but also to prevent the city from facing another potential wrongful termination lawsuit.
"And we must follow our city charter and follow the open meeting act, and that's how it's gonna be," Alharbi said.
Hamtramck's city attorneys responded that they would file a motion for summary disposition and let the court decide it on the law.
The city attorney's office also released this statement:
The Complaint has serious facial defects: it skips an entire count, quotes from an employment contract it does not attach, mischaracterizes Council procedural rules as Charter provisions, and cites as authority a Court of Appeals decision that it acknowledges was reversed by the Michigan Supreme Court. We are confident in the City's position.
What is the problem? Graft? Debt? Embezzlement? Just take out a loan from the Islamic Brotherhood. They will be more than happy to bail out any loyal Muslim who is the process of conquering political territory.
“What is the problem? Graft? Debt? Embezzlement?”
Yes. Import the third world, become the third world.
CC
They are, after all, Moslems. What could one expect?
Sounds like a nest of vipers.
This is what America would look like in a muslim majority.
In reality the mayors kick back from the managers inflated salary is jeopardized by the firing, IMHO.
inter-tribal feuding? The muzzies have been doing that for hundreds of years.
Lotsa good Polish names on the Hamtramck city council.
I’m waiting for them to rename the town shortly. After all, if it’s Muslim it can’t have any “ham” in it.
Yes
Hamtramck used to be a nice civilization. Polish Catholic. Hometown of Art “Pinky” Deras. We played against them in high school basketball. Rudy Tomjanovich was the center. The Brisker brothers were the guards. Great team. We beat them 50-48 at Hamtramck. Ahhh the good old days.
Hamtramck is recognized as the only Muslim-majority city in the United States.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamtramck,_Michigan)
Demographics and PopulationMuslim Majority: Estimates suggest that roughly 50% to 60% of the city’s population is Muslim.
(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59212355), (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/15/michigan-muslim-majority-city-council-hamtramck-detroit)
Immigrant Communities’ includes large numbers of Yemenis, Bangladeshis, and various other immigrant and native groups. (https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/john-carlisle/2025/05/27/hamtramck-michigan-wiki-history-immigration/78509953007/),
(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59212355)
The rest of the city consists of non-Muslim residents, including long-standing Polish-American families and other cultural groups who have lived there for decades.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNg3SFAqWC8&vl=en-US&t=22), [2] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wiayNvtxR8&t=17)
Local Government is All-Muslim Leadership: In 2022, Hamtramck made history by electing the first entirely Muslim city council in the United States.
Mayor: The city’s mayor, Amer Ghalib, is also a Yemeni-American Muslim.
(https://context-corner.com/news/how-hamtramck-became-americas-first/),
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamtramck,_Michigan),
(https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59212355)
What’s with all of these city managers. That’s the job of the mayor. Vote accordingly, or do away with the mayor position.
EC
Well run cities have city managers
Mayors are all politicians
It is the duty of every Muslim to cheat, steal, embezzle and rob anything of value or that is empowering from the infidel or other slower Muslims whenever possible. This is a guaranteed to a place in paradise.
But are all their actions Sharia compliant? That’s all that matters there, right?!
> Well run cities have city managers<
Poorly run cities also have managers.
EC
You said it.
As a former Detroiter, we used to call Hamtramck “Poletown” as it was populated by many citizens of Polish decent.
Now, I guess, Like Dearborn, MI., we can call it [Islamic] Moletown. As we are being infiltrated by the Islamic Brotherhood, one birth at a time and one election at a time.
Shi’ite v. Sunni battle?
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