A Michigan Advance analysis of ICE data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request found 6,307 people were apprehended by ICE in Michigan between January 2025 and early August 2026, with detainees held an average of 47 days and often transferred to facilities out of state, including in Texas, Louisiana or Arizona. About three-fourths of those arrested were deported or removed, including roughly 20% through voluntary departure, while 23% of cases remain active and less than 1% of detainees were granted relief. Immigration attorneys said the transfers, typically fewer than three per detainee, disrupt access to lawyers, language support and family visits. The report also cited the case of a Chaldean detainee at Michigan's North Lake Processing Center who, after meeting with members of Congress, was deported to Iraq, where he does not speak the language and has no family.