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An expungement is a way to remove past offenses from your public record. Expansions under the “Clean Slate” laws include eligibility for up to three felonies and unlimited misdemeanors, excluding certain assault or weapons offenses and felonies that carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
To investigate and prosecute hate crimes by following up on every credible tip and offer departmental resources to assist local and federal law enforcement partners in this effort.
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Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq, provides that requesters can receive copies or make inspections of most public records of public bodies upon written request.
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March 05, 2026
LANSING – Yesterday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (PDF) to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), continuing her campaign for transparency regarding ICE's plans to convert a Romulus warehouse into a mass immigration detention facility. The FOIA request follows a comment letter sent by the Attorney General last week raising concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding ICE's activities related to the warehouse. In that comment letter, Attorney General Nessel specifically identified ICE’s failure to engage with state and local agencies regarding its purchase of—and plans for—the warehouse. ICE has continued to remain silent following the comment letter, providing no information about how it plans to convert the warehouse, when the warehouse will become operational, and who it plans to detain there.
"The President and DHS have committed to transparency in their use of taxpayer dollars," said Attorney General Nessel. "Yet we have been met with silence and secrecy regarding ICE's plans to convert a commercial warehouse in Romulus, located a stone's throw from two schools and abutting residential properties, into a mass immigration detention center. Michigan residents deserve the transparency that was promised to ensure the federal government is operating within the bounds of the law and respecting the rights of our state. ICE has continued to ignore requests for basic information about the warehouse from my office, local officials, and residents. Through this FOIA request, we demand answers."
In the FOIA request, Attorney General Nessel seeks, among other things, information about the purchase of the warehouse, the reasons for its purchase, plans for renovations, any analyses ICE conducted regarding the impact of placing a mass detention facility in an urban residential area, and further information about ICE's intended use for the warehouse. The Department of Attorney General will make public any records it receives in response to the FOIA request.
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