Detainee speaks out as hunger strike continues at Michigan’s largest ICE detention center

By: Jon King

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 649

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Immigrants detained at an ICE facility in northern Michigan continued a hunger strike Wednesday, with advocates saying detainees are protesting alleged medical neglect, unsafe conditions and prolonged legal delays.

According to the advocacy group No Detention Centers in Michigan, detainees at the North Lake Processing Center, a privately operated immigration facility in Baldwin, the strike, which started Monday, involved hundreds of people.

Among them is Ahmad Alnajdawi of Jordan, who in a message the …

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