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The prison was reopened as the North Lake Processing Center on June 16, 2025 as a [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)]] [[List of immigrant detention sites in the United States|processing center]], making it one of the largest such facilities in the country.[{{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Brielle |title=Closed private prison near Baldwin now reopen as ICE processing center |url=https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/closed-private-prison-near-baldwin-now-reopen-ice-processing-center/69-371de652-d80e-4122-8409-2af9bfc9f4a9 |website=13 ABC On Your Side |publisher=WZZM-TV |access-date=4 July 2025}}] Between August 2025 and February 2026, over 800 [[Habeas petition|habeas petitions]] were filed on behalf of people detained at the facility, with judges ruling in over 90% of the petitions that they were unlawfully detained.[{{Cite web |last=Rayes |first=Adam Yahya |last2=Polo |first2=Michelle Jokisch |last3=Smith |first3=Lindsey |date=2026-03-04 |title=Judges rule hundreds of immigrants “unlawfully detained” at ICE center in Northern Michigan |url=https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-03-04/judges-rule-hundreds-of-immigrants-unlawfully-detained-at-ice-center-in-northern-michigan |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Michigan Public |language=en}}] |
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The prison was reopened as the North Lake Processing Center on June 16, 2025 as a [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)]] [[List of immigrant detention sites in the United States|processing center]], making it one of the largest such facilities in the country.[{{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Brielle |title=Closed private prison near Baldwin now reopen as ICE processing center |url=https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/closed-private-prison-near-baldwin-now-reopen-ice-processing-center/69-371de652-d80e-4122-8409-2af9bfc9f4a9 |website=13 ABC On Your Side |publisher=WZZM-TV |access-date=4 July 2025}}] Between August 2025 and February 2026, over 800 [[Habeas petition|habeas petitions]] were filed on behalf of people detained at the facility, with judges ruling in over 90% of the petitions that they were unlawfully detained.[{{Cite web |last=Rayes |first=Adam Yahya |last2=Polo |first2=Michelle Jokisch |last3=Smith |first3=Lindsey |date=2026-03-04 |title=Judges rule hundreds of immigrants “unlawfully detained” at ICE center in Northern Michigan |url=https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-03-04/judges-rule-hundreds-of-immigrants-unlawfully-detained-at-ice-center-in-northern-michigan |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Michigan Public |language=en}}] |
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On April 20, 2026, detainees at the processing center began a hunger strike. This was in protest of poor living condition and medical care, as well as procedural delays.[{{Cite web |last=White|first=Rose|date=April 22, 2026|title=Detained immigrants launch hunger strike at Michigan ICE facility|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/04/detained-immigrants-launch-hunger-strike-at-michigan-ice-facility.html|access-date=April 23, 2026|website=[[MLive]]|language=en}}] The [[Department of Homeland Security]] has officially denied the hunger strike.[{{Cite web |last=King|first=Jon|date=April 23, 2026|title=Detainee speaks out as hunger strike continues at Michigan's largest ICE detention center|url=https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/23/detainee-speaks-out-as-hunger-strike-continues-at-michigans-largest-ice-detention-center/|access-date=April 23, 2026|website=Michigan Advance|language=en}}] |
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On April 20, 2026, detainees at the processing center began a hunger strike. As of April 21, approximately 200 detainees are participating in the strike.[{{Cite web |last=Dailey|first=Katherine|date=April 24, 2026|title=Civil rights organizations call for independent investigation into Michigan ICE detention center|url=https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/24/civil-rights-organizations-call-for-independent-investigation-into-michigan-ice-detention-center/|access-date=April 25, 2026|website=Michigan Advance|language=en}}] This was in protest of poor living condition and medical care, as well as procedural delays.[{{Cite web |last=White|first=Rose|date=April 22, 2026|title=Detained immigrants launch hunger strike at Michigan ICE facility|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/04/detained-immigrants-launch-hunger-strike-at-michigan-ice-facility.html|access-date=April 23, 2026|website=[[MLive]]|language=en}}] The [[Department of Homeland Security]] has officially denied the hunger strike.[{{Cite web |last=King|first=Jon|date=April 23, 2026|title=Detainee speaks out as hunger strike continues at Michigan's largest ICE detention center|url=https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/23/detainee-speaks-out-as-hunger-strike-continues-at-michigans-largest-ice-detention-center/|access-date=April 23, 2026|website=Michigan Advance|language=en}}] |
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