Thread: Dearborn Police Chief BEGS Residents to “PLEASE STAY HOME!!” Ahead of Aug. 18 Council

Dearborn Police Chief BEGS Residents to “PLEASE STAY HOME!!” Ahead of Aug. 18 Council Meeting as Fed-Up Americans Plan to Confront Islamic Stronghold

by Jim Hᴏft Aug. 13, 2026 6:00 pm



Police Chief Issa Shahin

Dearborn, Michigan police are in full panic mode.

Police Chief Issa Shahin released a desperate video message urging residents to stay away from Tuesday’s Aug. 18 city council meeting because “anti-Islam protesters,” including activists planning a “Christian Crusader March” to “Stop Islamification,” are expected to show up and exercise their First Amendment rights.

“Please stay home,” Shahin said.

Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin says individuals and organizations from outside the community may travel to the city for an anti-Islam demonstration. Police will deploy an “enhanced presence” and have prepared what the department describes as a comprehensive security plan.

Shahin claims the expected demonstrators are coming to provoke residents, manufacture a confrontation and generate publicity.

Shahin: “Individuals and groups from outside our community may come to the Dearborn City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 18th. We’ve been monitoring the situation closely and coordinating with our state and federal partners. We have a plan in place, and you will see an enhanced presence of police officers.

But here’s my direct ask of our residents: Please stay home.

These groups that are coming here are coming for one reason, and that’s to provoke a reaction and generate attention. If nobody shows up to react, they have nothing. The most powerful thing that this community can do is refuse to give them an audience.”

WATCH:

Video at link.

Dearborn has become ground zero for the demographic and cultural transformation of America. The city is now majority Arab and heavily Muslim. Outdoor Islamic calls to prayer blast through neighborhoods.

Mayor Abdullah Hammoud previously told a Christian resident he was “not welcome” in the city.

Pro-Hezbollah and Iranian-linked imagery has appeared at local processions. And just weeks ago, activist Jake Lang was attacked during the city’s massive Arbaeen procession, an event that featured flags of U.S.-designated terrorist groups according to monitoring organizations.

Related stories:

• In April 2024, Jim Hoft reported on participants chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” during an Al-Quds Day gathering: “Muslims Chant ‘Death to America!’ on Al-Quds Day Protest in Dearborn, Michigan”.
• In September 2025, the outlet covered Mayor Abdullah Hammoud’s confrontation with Christian resident Ted Barham during a City Council meeting: “Dearborn’s Muslim Mayor Boots Christian Minister from City Council Meeting”.

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