BALDWIN, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib visited an immigration holding center in Baldwin earlier this month.
Tlaib said the facility is “where over 1,400 of our immigrant neighbors are currently being held hundreds of miles away from their families and communities. Our loved ones don’t deserve to be separated from their communities. We must hold ICE accountable.”
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Oversight of ICE is critical right now. I traveled to North Lake Detention Center, a privately-owned facility in Baldwin, MI, after receiving numerous complaints from families and advocates about the conditions here. Over 1400 people are being detained, including a 19-year-old… pic.twitter.com/E5wgn01IaX
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) December 5, 2025
However, the Department of Homeland Security responded with its own question: “Congresswoman, which of the drug dealers, rapists, and child predators detained at North Lake are the “loved ones” you’re referring to? Don’t be shy. America wants to know.”
DHS then posted the rap sheets of some of the illegal migrants held in Baldwin.
- “Cesar Ramirez Ortiz is a 44-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico with convictions for sexual exploitation of a minor-prostitution and sexual assault. Ramirez was previously removed from the United States in 2016.”
- “Somphet Naenphan is a 43-year-old criminal illegal alien from Laos with criminal convictions for attempted murder and aggravated assault. Naenphan has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.”
- “Yonis Nahun Sanchez-Sanchez is a 32-year-old criminal illegal alien from Honduras with convictions for obscene communication and enticement of a minor for indecent purposes.”
- “Aderemi Joe Akefe is a 67-year-old criminal illegal alien from Nigeria with criminal convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Akefe has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.”
- “Jose Avila is a 44-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico with two felony convictions for sexual assault. Avila has a final order of removal from an immigration judge.”
