Anti-Muslim Agitators Descend on Dearborn; Police Arrest 22

Dearborn pastor decries ‘Sharia law’ as protests end in 22 arrests

A Detroit pastor accused Dearborn of being "up under Sharia law" during a contentious City Council meeting Tuesday as hundreds demonstrated outside and police made 22 arrests. The pastor's remarks capped weeks of tension in the city, where 54.5% of residents reported Middle Eastern or North African ancestry in 2020 census data, making Dearborn the first U.S. city widely identified as having an Arab American majority.

Anti-Muslim Agitators Descend on Dearborn; Police Arrest 22

Dearborn police arrested 22 people as an anti-Muslim protest led by Jake Lang brought extremists, counterprotesters and heightened tensions to the city.

Detroit Pastor Confronts Dearborn City Council, Declares ‘We Are Under Sharia Law’ – Christian News & Investigative Reports

DEARBORN, Mich. — A tense Dearborn City Council meeting erupted into a national debate over Christianity, Islam, religious freedom and American law after Detroit Pastor Lorenzo Sewell confronted city leaders and declared that Dearborn was operating “under Sharia law.” Sewell, senior pastor of 180 Church in Detroit, delivered the remarks during public comment Tuesday, August 18, as hundreds of demonstrators and counterprotesters gathered outside …

Dearborn Police make 22 arrests during demonstration; City Council meeting proceeds without incident

DEARBORN, MI — The Dearborn Police Department made 22 arrests during Tuesday’s planned demonstration near the Henry Ford Centennial Library. Despite several incidents requiring police intervention, no injuries were reported, and the regularly scheduled Dearborn City Council meeting proceeded as planned and concluded without incident. Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin stated, “Our officers met a […]