Dearborn Leaders Call for Unity Ahead of Visit by Anti-Muslim Activist Jake Lang
Officials moved the meeting and urged residents to stay away as a far-right activist planned to bring anti-Muslim protesters, raising safety concerns.
- On Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, Dearborn officials moved the 7 p.m. City Council meeting to the Henry Ford Centennial Library ahead of a planned 'Christian Crusader March' led by activist Jake Lang and pastor Lorenzo Sewell.
- Lang, a far-right activist previously imprisoned for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, has repeatedly demonstrated against Islam in Dearborn, claiming the city discriminates against Christians.
- Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin announced 'significantly more police officers' presence to maintain order, emphasizing that enforcement will be based on conduct rather than speech while urging residents to stay home.
- Mayor Abdullah Hammoud joined faith leaders including Pastor Nathan Hayes and Rev. Bob McCabe on Monday to denounce the march, emphasizing that Dearborn remains a united, welcoming community for all residents.
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer condemned the planned march on Tuesday, stating 'Their hate has no place in Michigan,' as leaders frame the event as an attempt to sow division during election season.
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Tlaib and Faith Leaders Decry Anti-Muslim 'Crusade' in Dearborn, Michigan Led by Capitol Insurrectionist
"Our families do not deserve to be subjected to such hate and bigotry," said Tlaib before thousands of self-described "Christian crusaders" descended upon the majority-Muslim city.
Demonstrators clash in Dearborn as controversial activist Jake Lang visits
Demonstrators clashed and several law enforcement agencies, including police in riot gear, were at a Dearborn City Council meeting where anti-Muslim, far-right activist Jake Lang was in attendance.
Police Chief Begs Residents “Please Stay Home!” as Trouble Expected TONIGHT in Predominantly Muslim Dearborn – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Joshua C.
Trouble has been brewing up hot in the city of Dearborn, Michigan for sometime. But tonight’s planned City Council meeting could turn out to be ground zero for the newest powder keg of cultural conflict in the US. So much so, the Muslim Police Chief has called for people NOT TO ATTEND. In a nutshell, several provocative Christians have coordinated a series of demonstrations in the city to draw attention to three particular grievances. One is the…
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