On Friday, April 10, 2026, a man was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti, prompting an immediate response from community members.
Beth Bashert, Ypsilanti Mayor from 2018 to 2020, witnessed the man’s detainment, which occurred near the Encuentro Latino Restaurant and Art of Africa Hair Braiding around 9 a.m. She and other activists had seen an ICE vehicle and followed it, leading them to the scene of the detention, where six ICE vehicles blocked off the driver and stopped all traffic on Michigan Avenue.
“As soon as it started, people started blowing whistles and honking and shouting. We distracted as much as we could,” Bashert told The Eastern Echo…