VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“America, we have lost this city. This is a city that is no longer up under American laws; we are up under Sharia law. We will not have it anymore,”
Lorenzo Sewell · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-20
Sewell made these remarks during the Dearborn city council meeting, accusing the city of operating under Sharia law.
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