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This resolution urges the federal government to purchase the Ojibway Correctional Facility, a now-closed Michigan prison, and convert it into a detention and deportation center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The resolution provides context about the facility's closure in December 2018, which resulted in significant job losses, and highlights the increasing number of ICE arrests in Michigan, which have reportedly risen by 154 percent. Drawing inspiration from Florida's recent creation of a migrant detention facility, the resolution suggests that repurposing the Ojibway facility would support federal immigration enforcement efforts. If approved, the resolution would direct copies of the resolution to be sent to key federal officials, including the President, congressional leadership, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, the ICE Director, and Michigan's congressional delegation, thereby formally communicating the recommendation to transform the unused correctional facility into an immigration detention center.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HR-0151