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A black-and-white collage with three horizontal layers. The top image features a high-security fence with razor wire and a transport van. A jagged, torn-paper strip is overlaid across the center with the text: "not only wrong but also fundamentally unfair." The bottom image is a sign for the "GEO North Lake Processing Center" located at 1805 West 32nd Street. The sign and surrounding ground are covered in a layer of snow, with trees visible in the background.
North Lake Processing Center courtesy of Alicia Dickham (top) and Dale Dalman (bottom). Screenshot of judge’s order (middle) in Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft. Collage by Adam Yahya Rayes and Kalloli Bhatt | Michigan Public
As the population in the privately-run North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin grew in September 2025, habeas corpus petitions started to show up in Michigan’s federal District Courts. Judges granted most of the hundreds of petitions they’ve ruled on.
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