US EditionMichigan, Romulus Sue Trump Administration to Block 500-Person Immigration Detention Center Near Detroit
Michigan and Romulus officials challenge DHS plan citing zoning violations, infrastructure limits, and environmental risks; facility would add 500 detention beds nationwide.
- On Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the City of Romulus filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from converting a local warehouse into a 500-bed immigration detention center.
- Officials argue the facility at 7525 Cogswell Street is ill-suited for detention, citing its location in a floodplain with recent flooding, proximity within one mile to schools and residential neighborhoods, and insufficient infrastructure.
- The lawsuit alleges federal officials violated the Administrative Procedure Act by purchasing the warehouse in February without notifying state or local leaders and failing to consider alternative existing detention sites.
- Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight contends the project violates local zoning ordinances, saying the city is already 'overburdened and underserved' and lacks resources to manage the protests and safety concerns.
- The facility is one of roughly two dozen industrial warehouses targeted for conversion as part of a national plan to increase ICE detention capacity to more than 90,000 beds nationwide.
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Romulus, Michigan, and state sue to block proposed ICE detention facility in warehouse
City and state officials in Romulus filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from moving forward with plans to use a commercial warehouse as an immigration detention facility.
Nessel, Romulus file lawsuit against DHS to halt planned ICE detention center
Like in speeches, calling for the abolition of ICE was a consistent theme in a large proportion of signs at a protest in Romulus against a planned new ICE detention center. Feb. 23, 2026. | Photo by Katherine Dailey/Michigan Advance. The State of Michigan and the city of Romulus have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, challenging plans to convert a warehouse in Romulus into a detention center for I…
Nessel files lawsuit aimed at stopping new ICE facility in Romulus
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the city of Romulus have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over plans to convert a warehouse into a large detention facility.
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