4 detained by ICE in Ypsilanti, sparking community concernYpsilanti Community Schools buses parked at Ypsilanti Community Middle School in Ypsilanti Township on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. By Wednesday morning, local officials confirmed the federal agents had not been on Ypsilanti Community Schools property or other school grounds. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington addresses the courtroom during the rededication of the U.S. District Courthouse in Bay City in 2012. Emmet County District Judge Angela J. Lasher arraigned Ludington on Oct. 6 on two misdemeanor counts: operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating with a high blood-alcohol content. Ludington has served as a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern Division of Michigan’s Eastern District, which includes Bay City.