Michigan

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

On November 18, Michigan gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson’s planned “anti–Sharia law” march in Dearborn was overtaken by far-right agitator Jake Lang, whose Quran-burning attempts, inflammatory rhetoric, and larger rally escalated tensions and overshadowed Hudson’s rebranded “unity march”. Clashes between protesters and counter-protesters continued through a march to the city council meeting, where police intervened and speakers overwhelmingly condemned anti-Muslim extremism. The incident reflects intensified far-right targeting of Dearborn and a broader national surge in anti-Muslim activity, even as local residents responded with organized, creative, and nonviolent counter-actions.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.