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Two Michigan congresswomen visited the state’s largest immigrant detention center Tuesday. They are calling for stronger oversight of the Department of Homeland Security
By law, members of Congress are allowed to tour all immigration detention facilities unannounced, but the Trump administration has disputed that.
Representative Stevens said she has lost faith in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has not answered any of her questions about Gantchev’s death at North Lake.
United States Representatives Haley Stevens and Hillary Scholten toured the North Lake Processing Center in Lake County Tuesday, seeking answers after a detainee died at the ICE detention facility in December. The lawmakers walked through the building and spoke with detainees.
They said nearly 100 detainees requested to speak with them, but they were told those conversations could not be in private.
Baldwin, MI – Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens, along with Michigan Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, toured the North Lake Processing Center ICE detention facility in Baldwin. The visit follows their demand for answers regarding the December death of detainee Nenko Gantchev.
In December, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a detainee, Nenko Gatnchev, was found dead in a cell in the detention facility. He was a 56 year old from Bulgaria and was arrested in Chicago.
Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Hillary Scholten toured the ICE detention facility in Baldwin on Tuesday.
The purpose of their visit was to see firsthand living conditions for detainees and to push for answers in the death of an undocumented immigrant.
U.S Representatives Haley Stevens and Hillary Scholten toured the North Lake Processing Center today, to ask questions about an ongoing investigation into the death of a 56 year old detainee named Nenko Gantchev. Gantchev died in December, and ICE said it was due to natural causes.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Hillary Scholten and Haley Stevens conducted an oversight visit of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin on Tuesday, Feb.
I toured Hemlock’s newly operational Corning Wafer Facility, highlighting Michigan’s leadership in rebuilding the U.S. solar and semiconductor manufacturing supply chain.
The facility has already sold out its production capacity for 2025 and secured long-term purchase commitments for the majority of its output over the next five years.
"There are unanswered questions around Mr. Gantchev's death, and his family and his loved ones, and people who have been impacted by his life story, they deserve answers."