“In the past, [Arab Americans who supported Trump] would say things like: ‘You got to control the border,’” says Abdul-Galil Ahmed of the Yemen American Cultural Center, who says he didn’t vote for Trump or Harris in the 2024 presidential election. “Now, the mood has changed, they are saying this is too much. We have become a target.”
Detentions and disappearances: how ICE has driven fear into Michigan’s Arab communities
Arab Americans in Dearborn and beyond are being swept up by ICE at places of worship and work, with devastating consequences
Stephen Starr in Dearborn, Michigan
Sat 21 Feb 2026 06.00 EST
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Detentions and disappearances: how ICE has driven fear into Michigan’s Arab communities
Arab Americans in Dearborn and beyond are being swept up by ICE at places of worship and work, with devastating consequenceswww.theguardian.com
I feel like the Arab community didn't get the quid pro quo they were aiming for.
They're handling it pretty well though and I don't see them protesting so I could be wrong
these people all come from authoritarian countries.
Trump is the norm for them. No reason to push back.