Dearborn Police Arrest 22 at Anti-Muslim Protest as City Council Meeting Ends Without Incident
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Updated · Detroit Free Press · Aug 19
Dearborn Police Arrest 22 at Anti-Muslim Protest as City Council Meeting Ends Without Incident
3 articles · Updated · Detroit Free Press · Aug 19
Summary
Twenty-two people were arrested during anti-Muslim protests and counterprotests in Dearborn, where several hundred gathered around a City Council meeting and no injuries were reported.
Police said the heavy deployment—officers in body armor and on horseback—kept the crowds from disrupting the meeting, which concluded without incident despite heightened religious tensions.
Jake Lang, a Jan. 6 defendant later pardoned by President Donald Trump, organized the “Christian Crusader March” and used the council meeting to deliver anti-Muslim remarks.
Authorities have not released all names or arrest reasons, though earlier reports said charges included breach of peace and disorderly conduct; activist Hassan Aoun said he was wrongly charged with two misdemeanors and denied assaulting anyone.