Overview

• On April 23, 2025, coordinated raids were conducted on homes in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Canton Township, targeting University of Michigan students and former students involved in pro-Palestinian activism.
• The Michigan Attorney General's office stated the raids were part of a multijurisdictional vandalism investigation, citing damage to the homes of university officials, including Regent Jordan Acker and Provost Laurie McCauley.
• The FBI participated in the operation, which involved brief detentions and the seizure of electronic devices and personal belongings, but no arrests were made.
• Critics, including civil rights groups and attorneys, argue that the raids disproportionately targeted activists based on their political views, raising concerns about due process and federal overreach.
• The raids follow months of heightened campus tensions over pro-Palestinian demonstrations, with activists alleging escalating repression of dissenting viewpoints by state and university authorities.