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Michigan's ICE Detention Center Sparks Legal Battles Over Bond Policy

11/26/2025

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The North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, is now the largest ICE detention center in the Midwest, holding over 1,200 detainees, primarily without criminal records.
Since July 2023, over 200 federal cases have been filed in Michigan against a Trump administration policy that denies bond to many undocumented immigrants, resulting in indefinite detention.
A class-action lawsuit was initiated by Evangelina Morales, detained since October 2022 without a bond hearing, highlighting the policy's impact.
The policy has led to an increase in habeas corpus petitions, with many detainees successfully challenging their detention.

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Story summary

The North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, is now the largest ICE detention center in the Midwest, holding over 1,200 detainees, primarily without criminal records.
Since July 2023, over 200 federal cases have been filed in Michigan against a Trump administration policy that denies bond to many undocumented immigrants, resulting in indefinite detention.
A class-action lawsuit was initiated by Evangelina Morales, detained since October 2022 without a bond hearing, highlighting the policy's impact.
The policy has led to an increase in habeas corpus petitions, with many detainees successfully challenging their detention.