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Some immigrants detained inside Michigan detention centers have been held for over six months. For some, it’s been closer to a year. Mental health experts say that takes a toll.

In Michigan, immigrants being held inside detention centers often have no idea of when their cases will be resolved. Dozens have been held for over six months and for some it’s been closer to a year. Mental health experts say the uncertainty coupled with the prolonged isolation can take a psychological toll, with the effects often growing more severe the longer a person is detained.

A former detainee says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted at the North Lake Processing Center and that her attempts to alert administrators initially went unheeded.

"This is probably one of the very most important things I've ever done in my life," says Julie Cordier.

Julie Cordier keeps a binder filled with notes on each person’s name, some details about them, and how often she’s seen them. She guesses she's visited between 15 and 20 detainees at the North Lake Processing Center.

Christian clergy in northern Michigan and around the state are holding a 'solidarity fast' with a Traverse City man detained by ICE and on hunger strike at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin.

After their father was detained at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, two sisters from Grand Rapids committed to helping other detainees.

Listen in on emergency calls coming out of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin. Also, a holdup in Lansing threatened the medical licenses of thousands of Michigan doctors.

As the population of detainees at North Lake Processing Center topped a thousand people late last year, dozens of emergency calls came into the county emergency dispatch center. Audio from these 911 calls give us a small window into what's happening inside.

Federal judges tend to rule in favor of immigrants held at North Lake Detention Center, saying the government is illegally detaining them. That's according to an analysis of habeas corpus petitions.