On Thursday, state Rep. Dylan Wegela, D-Garden City, introduced the measure, which is aimed at preventing ICE from expanding detention operations in the state. His legislation, House Bill 5494, would prohibit the state from conveying property to ICE and would require deed restrictions barring any state-sold property from being used as a detention center. “2025 tied for the deadliest year on record when it comes to deaths in ICE detention centers,” Wegela said in a statement. Some might say there’s not much we can do here in Michigan, or at the state level, to fight against this administration. The proposal follows scrutiny of ICE detention in Michigan, including the reopening of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, a privately owned facility that can hold up to 1,800 detainees.