ICE sparks fury with plan to build mass detention center 'stone's throw' from school

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a letter on Friday to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement asking the agency to halt its development of a new detention center in Romulus, citing concerns about the location’s proximity to schools, its placement on a floodplain and protected wetland, and the limited time frame in which ICE gave the public to respond to concerns.

“ICE, in its zeal to purchase and convert the Romulus Warehouse into a mass detention facility, appears prepared to...