Michigan: Hundreds rally as Romulus council rejects ICE detention center plan [View all]

Hundreds rally as Romulus council rejects ICE detention center plan
Romulus council passes resolution against detention center as hundreds of protestors demand ‘ICE out’

By:Katherine Dailey
February 24, 2026
5:45 am




(Michigan Advance) The Romulus City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Monday night formally opposing the “establishment, construction or operation” of a new ICE detention center that is planned to open within the city.

“We are exhausting all avenues, and the work continues,” Mayor Pro Tem Tina Talley said during the city council’s meeting. “This is really disruptive in our city.”



The resolution calls the presence of a detention center “inconsistent with community planning, economic priorities, and the city’s vision for a safe environment for its residents and commercial business interests,” citing depression of property values and negative implications for municipal services and economic development.



The resolution will be sent to the Department of Homeland Security, as well as local, state and federal representatives for the city. .............................(more)

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