Everyone who is held in immigration detention has been forcibly separated from a community of people who care about them and want them to be safe. As long as the North Lake Correctional Facility remains open as a detention center, we want to do as much as we can to support the people who are held inside, and to uplift the efforts of their family members and loved ones.

If someone detained at North Lake has had an immigration bond set, and you are seeking support with paying it, you can fill out this referral form from the National Bail Fund Network.

Below is a list of active fundraisers we’ve seen for people who either are or have been imprisoned by ICE and the GEO Group at North Lake. If you would like us to add a fundraiser to this list, or if there’s any other way we can support a loved one who is detained in Baldwin, please contact us at NLprisonersupport@riseup.net or (313) 306-2296.

To provide commissary support, you can also contact Raíces Migrantes. To support mutual aid efforts in Grand Rapids for affected families, you can check current fundraisers posted by GR Rapid Response to ICE.

• Help Bring Enwin Home from ICE Detention (1/26/2026)
  • “Enwin, my partner, was arrested and detained by ICE while he was simply grocery shopping. This fundraiser is being conducted to pay for his legal expenses as we work toward his release.“
• Stand with Federico’s Family Through Crisis (1/22/2026)
  • “He is a neighbor, a father, a husband. Federico is dedicated and hardworking and is the primary provider for his family. As you can imagine, this loss is devastating. Leaving his wife, 12 year old son and Jennifer, his daughter behind.”
• Padre detenido por ICE en Detroit necesita fianza de $50,000 (1/17/2026)
  • “My husband was detained by ICE in Detroit, Michigan while he was on his way to work, and since then he has been in detention for three months. I was left alone caring for our two small children: a 2-year-old boy and a newborn baby who is only 1 month old. After his court hearing and with the support of our lawyer, we were able to get the judge to approve bond, but the amount is $50,000, which is impossible for me to afford.”
• Ayuda Para Noe, que fue detenido injustamente por ICE (1/17/2026)
  • “Hi, my name is Saul and I am asking for your help to pay for a lawyer for my brother Noe before February 2nd. He has been detained unjustly for more than two months. Noe is an asylum seeker, he has never had problems with anyone, he has a work permit, and yet they detained him anyway. He is detained in North Lake Processing Center in Michigan.“
• Help me reunite with my fiance as I battle cancer (12/30/2025)
  • “I am reaching out to ask for your support to help bring my fiancé home and manage the overwhelming costs of this crisis. Your donations will go toward: legal needs, Hiring an immigration lawyer to fight his case and bond. Medical & Basic Needs: Helping me stay afloat while I am unable to work due to cancer.”
• Support Alee’s Fight for Freedom (11/6/2025)
  • Alee is more than just a husband and a father — he is the glue to my family. He is a refugee who came to America in 1994 seeking safety and a chance at a better life.My mother wants everyone to know that there is still a chance to bring my father back to America. Its been a long process, but we are STILL waiting on a decision from Governor Gretchen Whitmer.“
• Emergency Fund for Children Separated from Mom (8/28/2025)
  • The funds donated so far have been a lifeline. They have gone directly to supporting Davona’s children and covering life responsibilities while she has been detained – including gas, food, and helping parents who lost income because of missed work. Every single contribution has mattered, and we cannot thank you enough. Now, as we move into the next chapter, we are reopening this fundraiser to support the transition ahead.”
• Help Reunite a Family Torn Apart (8/12/2025)
  • “On the morning of July 8th a community member got ready for work, kissed his pregnant girlfriend goodbye, got into his car, like he always had, and started to drive to work. As soon as he pulled out onto the pubic road he was swarmed by 6 unmarked cars. He was ordered out of his car, and these agents refused to look at his paperwork. He was trying to show them his immigration papers, and that he was legally here, having done everything exactly as told. These agents refused to look at his paperwork, ordered him to remove his belt, and his hat. They handcuffed him and took him to the detention center in Baldwin, MI.”
• Support Nael’s Legal Fight Against ICE – Help Bring Him Home (8/9/2025)
  • “Nael Shamma has called the United States home for over 50 years. He was just 9 years old when his family came here seeking a better life, and America is the only home he’s ever known. He grew up here, worked here, raised his family here, and has always believed in the promise of this country. Nael is the third oldest of seven siblings — the brother everyone can count on. He’s a loving husband to Christina, a devoted father of four, a proud grandfather of two, and a caring uncle to many. He helps care for his elderly parents, works hard to provide for his family, and is always the first to show up when someone needs a hand. But a few days ago, without warning, ICE agents bombarded him at his usual coffee spot and took him away.”
• Help Wilson Brito Reunite with His Family (7/27/2025)
  • “On 07/25/25, our beloved friend and community member, Wilson Brito, was unjustly detained by ICE in Detroit. His sudden detention has left his family devastated and in urgent need of support to cover legal expenses for his defense. Wilson is a devoted father of three, including a newborn baby. He is the sole provider for his family, with Daniela now left alone to care for their children.”
• Support Maci’s family in their time of need (7/18/2025)
  • “On Monday July 14, 2025 our lives were turned upside down when ICE took my daughter’s Fiancée Max as he was driving to work. My daughter Maci is almost 32 weeks pregnant with identical twin girls(which is a high risk pregnancy) and has a beautiful 1 & a half year old daughter already. Max is the sole provider for their family and the only driver in their household. The uncertainty is horrifying and the reality of my daughter having to deliver their twins without their father present is setting in. Maci is scheduled for a c section which will require an extended healing period and the twins will be born at 36 weeks if not sooner and may require additional extended care. Without Max, it leaves Maci and her children without financial, physical and emotional support. On top of a high risk pregnancy, we are also trying to navigate the difficult legal process of helping Max as he is detained in a processing center in Baldwin, MI. In the coming weeks and months they will need financial support for household expenses, possible additional medical expenses for Maci and the twins and legal fees for Max to hopefully bring him back home with his family.”
• My dad was detained by ICE – Help support our family (6/26/2025)
  • “My name is Tommy and I am writing this on behalf of my dad. We left our home in Holland, Michigan on 6/24/2025, my dad and I went to his regular immigration check-in at Grand Rapids. He didn’t come out for 30 minutes and 2 men came out to inform me that he was going to be detained and sent to an ice detention center in Calhoun County to review his case. I asked if I could see him and talk to him and they told me the place was too “busy”. They told me that he would arrive in an hour and gave me a piece of paper to write my number down so he could contact me when he arrived. After hours of trying to contact him, my mom found out that he was sent to a completely different detention center in Baldwin, Michigan. Currently, he is detained while ICE is trying to get him deported back to Laos a country he hasn’t been to since he was 8 years old.”
• Please help bring Lucas’s dad back home (6/25/2025)
  • “Lucas’s dad has been detained at North Lake since June 2025.“
• Keep Sandro home and prevent his deportation (5/28/2025)
  • “Sandro went in for a routine check-in with immigration on April 30th (he does this bi-annually) and due to a marijuana charge from 2007, when he was still a 17 year old child, ICE detained him. Sandro has never been someone who accepts or even asks for help from others, he is ALWAYS the one who is there for everyone else. This is our long-shot hope that we can keep him here, in the only country he knows, with the family he has made. I know times are hard, but anything would be appreciated and would help so much – even if it’s just sharing.”