Reporting Shows Declining Conditions At North Lake Processing Center
NPR identified at least 16 shuttered facilities across a dozen states that have reopened as Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers since President Trump took office in January. Detainees are also reportedly striking from their jobs within the detention center itself, including laundry, cleaning and kitchen duties. The 1,800-bed facility is the largest ICE detention center in the Midwest and currently holds approximately 1,400 detainees. For Immediate Release: Monday, September 8th, 2025. Baldwin, MI — On Saturday, September 6th, for the second time this summer, over 200 members and supporters of No Detention Centers in Michigan, a statewide coalition... People came from all over the state to support people who were being detained at the ICE detention facility, because they had begun a hunger strike on Monday, according to the group No Detention Centers in Michigan (NDCM). Two Michigan nonprofit organizations are calling for an independent investigation into allegations of a hunger strike and inadequate medical conditionsat ICE’s NorthLake Detention Center in Baldwin. 281 Likes, TikTok video from MLive (@mlivenews): “Dozens of 911 calls from Michigan's NorthLakeProcessingCenter expose medical emergencies, suicide attempts, and overwhelmed conditionsat the GEO Group facility. Legal representatives may request video teleconference (VTC) meetings or confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients by email at: 135attorneyvisits@geogroup.com. The NorthLakeProcessingCenter court officers will email back with a confirmed date and time. Though NorthLake is operated by GEO Group through a contract, detainees are still held under ICE custody. MIRC and the ACLU of Michigan alleged in the letter this week numerous instances of detainees being denied medical care atNorthLake.
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