Romulus City Council passes resolution opposing ICE detention facility amid heated protest

Detroit Evening Report: Protestors, midterm candidates gather outside Romulus city hall to denounce ICE detention center - WDET 101.9 FM

About a thousand protesters showed up to city hall in Romulus to protest a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in the city.  Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, who is hoping to win the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State was also there. “I make sure that people have the power to vote against those who would want to sign off on a budget that would approve these kind of expenditures… that would approve this kin…

Romulus Officials Unanimously Reject ICE Center

Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORK Feb. 24, 2025 ~ WJR’s Director of Community Affairs and News Marie Osborne discusses the ongoing battle over the ICE facility in Romulus.ROMULUS, MICH. ~ The Romulus City Council voted in unity on Monday as the city’s officials unanimously approved a resolution that is in opposition of a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility. ICE has been in talks of buying a …

Hundreds rally as Romulus council rejects ICE detention center plan

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 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 ar…

Romulus City Council passes resolution opposing ICE detention facility amid heated protest

The Romulus City Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday night opposing ICE’s purchase of a warehouse to house a detention facility.