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‘Total lawlessness:’ Journalist influencer says he was stalked, later assaulted at chaotic Dearborn protest
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A conservative influencer and journalist who claims he was stalked and then assaulted while covering a protest in Dearborn, Michigan, described the scene as “total lawlessness” and accused police of refusing to intervene or take his report.
Dearborn, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the United States, has recently drawn attention from activists who accuse the city of operating under “Sharia law,” according to MLive. On Tuesday, an anti-Islam protest on Michigan Avenue turned chaotic as demonstrators and counter-protesters clashed, prompting allegations of assaults and police inaction that later spilled into a city council meeting.
Cam Higby told the Dearborn City Council that he was pepper-sprayed and robbed while documenting the confrontations.
“I went and told one of your officers … that this had happened. He told me there was nothing that could be done about it unless I went to the station,” Higby said. “I told him, ‘You’re never going to catch the guy if I go into the station later …’ He said, ‘Sir, I can’t leave my post.’ Five minutes later, I caught him in the parking lot on a personal phone call.”
ANTI-ISLAM PROTESTERS, MUSLIMS CLASH IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, AFTER MAN ATTEMPTS TO BURN QURAN
Conservative political influencer and commentator Cam Higby, left, films demonstrators outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In a follow-up interview with Fox News Digital, Higby said he confronted a counter-protester on the “Free Palestine” side who was harassing a man in an “America First” hat. Higby said the man pushed him as he tried to record, and he shoved him back, after which he was pepper-sprayed.
“Sir, why is not he welcome on a public sidewalk?” Higby asks the man, before being told to “get that camera out of my face.” The man turns to tell him this again, adding that he will “take it” from Higby if he does not stop recording. The phone then drops and someone picks it up to record Higby with his eyes tightly shut.
“They picked up my phone, recorded me suffering … and then chucked it across the street,” Higby recalled, adding that roughly $50 and his microphone receiver were taken.
He alleged that officers witnessed several assaults but “did nothing,” describing the scene as “total lawlessness.”
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Cam Higby says he was pepper-sprayed after confronting a counter-protester at Tuesday’s protest in Detroit, Michigan. (Cam Higby)
Higby said he ultimately left the city without filing a report because he did not feel safe.
“It didn’t seem like any of the police were motivated to enforce any kind of law,” he said. “They wouldn’t take my report [earlier] and I got out of Dearborn as quickly as possible.”
A spokesperson for the Dearborn Police Department told Fox News Digital it “responded quickly” and managed the demonstrations. The spokesperson also said that officers made three arrests from different groups for “disorderly behavior.”
Chief Issa Shahin stated, “I am proud of the disciplined and measured response our officers demonstrated during the November 18 demonstrations. Their actions reflected our department’s core values and our dedication to safeguarding everyone in our city. I also want to thank the Dearborn community for its patience and support throughout the event. Working together, we will continue to ensure that Dearborn remains a safe, respectful, and welcoming place for all.”
Higby, who livestreams political demonstrations on his YouTube channel, said the night before the protest he and his team were followed by cars, people on foot and even a low-flying drone while filming near a local mosque.
“It was very creepy, eerie and unsettling,” he said.
During the same city council meeting, several participants offered sharply different views of the chaos.
Isaac Thomas, who identified himself as one of the anti-Islam protesters, said their peaceful demonstration was “met with violence.” He claimed several people were assaulted and said that police officers were overwhelmed by the size of the crowd.
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Isaac Thomas, a man who came to the anti-Islam Dearborn protest, spoke at the Nov. 18 Dearborn City Council Meeting and said their peaceful protest was met with violence from counter-protesters. (Dearborn City Council via YouTube)
“Multiple people were assaulted. It was caught on video, and we would like to make police reports for the assaults that happened to us. So far, the officers have refused to do that,” Thomas said, warning that “legal action” could follow.
Counter-protesters affiliated with the far-left group, By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN, claimed police were not forceful enough toward the anti-Islam demonstrators.
Detroit-based activist Adrian Lupkiewich, described by local outlets as a transgender activist, told the council that officers “did nothing to really disperse the crowd of fascists.”
“All they did was protect them, and that is wrong,” Lupkiewich said, urging the council to “stand in solidarity with the people here today that are condemning fascism” and to “fight” back against what the activist called a “demagogic fascist movement led by Trump.”
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Detroit-based BAMN activist Liana Mulholland speaks at Dearborn City Council meeting, Nov. 18, 2025. (Dearborn City Council Meeting via YouTube)
Another Detroit-based BAMN activist, Liana Mulholland, praised the counter-protesters for driving away the anti-Islam activists.
“They went from being maybe, I don’t know, around fifty people to like three guys with a banner because they had been scared away,” she said. “And I think that is exactly the kind of action that is needed. And I think Dearborn really set the model for how to deal with these situations.”
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud acknowledged the unrest but lauded residents for their composure.
“While children were singing on their way to school, dozens of protesters were marching through our streets shouting about Muslims in America,” he said. “Some of them were misled. Others came with hate in their hearts … And yet even then, Dearborn showed who we truly were … a place where neighbors show up for one another, where hurt is met with compassion.”
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Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud condemned the “hate” at the protests, saying it was not reflective of the city’s values, in comments during the Nov. 18, 2025 city council meeting. (Dearborn City Council Meeting via YouTube)
According to MLive, the confrontations began when Jake Lang, who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, arrived on Michigan Avenue and attempted to burn a Quran. Lang held up a lighter attempting to light the religious text on fire, but counter-protesters knocked it from his hands.
Later, Lang slapped the Quran with a slab of bacon before a counter-protester grabbed the book and ran off with it.
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Detroit, MI
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Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris each had a team-high 22 points in Tuesday’s win, while Cunningham also had 11 assists. Cunningham currently leads the league in assists, averaging 9.8 per game. He will represent Detroit as an Eastern Conference starter in this year’s All-Star Game.
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Milwaukee, WI
A Look Into Five Great Milwaukee Novels
Novels offer a great escape, but sometimes we want our fiction to hit closer to home. These recent books are set in Milwaukee, but do they paint a recognizable portrait of our beloved city?
MYSTERY | PENGUIN BOOKS, 2022 | $18
Sneha, a queer South Asian college grad moves to Milwaukee in 2013 for a job. She explores identity, romance and friendship, along with our city’s socialist history and alcohol culture.
Is Milwaukee a “character?”
Most definitely. The people whom Sneha meets ring true to our region, including “tony Brookfield,” Bay View and beyond.
Does it feel like Milwaukee?
Certainly. Sprinkled throughout are local history lessons and discussions of our prodigious alcohol consumption, not to mention a little day-drinking on Brady Street.
Name-drops:
Bay View Massacre, North Division and Rufus King high schools.

Celebrate the Milwaukee leaders who foster connection, create opportunity and strengthen our community!
COMING OF AGE | POLIS BOOKS, 2021 | $19

Ukraine-born Masha must return from a new life in Israel to her childhood home in Milwaukee, where her sister has mysteriously gone missing.
Is Milwaukee a “character?”
Mostly. Masha’s father lives in the “semi-dangerous neighborhood of Riverwest.” Despite frequent allusions to Masha’s youth in Ukraine, Milwaukee’s cafes and clubs provide the main setting for Masha’s adventures.
Does it feel like Milwaukee?
Indeed. Slor has clearly done her Riverwest research: Masha spends plenty of time sipping at Fuel Cafe (RIP) and checking out music at Bremen Cafe.
Name-drops:
Foundation, Uptowner
POSTMODERN | PENGUIN PRESS, 2025 | $30
In speakeasy Depression-era Milwaukee, a softening former cop deals with organized and not-so-organized crime as he follows the trail of a wayward cheese heiress.
Is Milwaukee a “character?”
Yes, early on. It’s left behind as a concrete setting for the second half of the book, but Cream City remains the spiritual home for our main character.
Does it feel like Milwaukee?
The details are rich and almost always amusing. Characters gab around bubblers, drink old fashioneds, play sheepshead and talk more cheese than you can believe.
Name-drops:
Paramount Records (a defunct blues label in Grafton), Holton Street Bridge, Oriental Drugs
SUSPENSE | THREE TOWERS PRESS, 2019 | $27
Mitch is a firefighter looking to escape a tragedy in rural Wisconsin. He relocates to Milwaukee to join a busy firehouse, leading to many adventures.
Is Milwaukee a “character?”
As a former pro, Renz knows his firefighting, and he knows Milwaukee well enough to strike a clear contrast between the quiet, manure-air of Mitch’s farm home and the frenetic energy of the North Side.
Does it feel like Milwaukee?
The neighborhoods are richly drawn, and Renz includes the violence, conflict and racial tensions all too familiar in our unequal city.
Name-drops:
Teutonia Avenue, a character called the “Jawbreaker of South Milwaukee”
THRILLER | BALLANTINE BOOKS, 2021 | $19
Following a traumatic episode in Chile, Emily tries to recover with a new job in Milwaukee. A friend from the past arrives, and their violent history comes slowly to the surface.
Is Milwaukee a “character?”
Not really. Local author Bartz places the main characters here, but the setting isn’t the biggest factor in their character development.
Does it feel like Milwaukee?
The plot mostly shines on the internal life of Emily, but there’s local insight: She’s “over Milwaukee – her hometown – with its smallish size and polarized communities.”
Name-drops:
Brady Street and the “slightly creepy Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit at the public museum”
This story is part of Milwaukee Magazine’s January 2026 issue.
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Minneapolis, MN
Lawmakers condemn ‘disgusting’ attack on Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
Lawmakers from both parties have condemned the attack on Ilhan Omar after the Minnesota congresswoman was sprayed with an unknown substance during her town hall on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, responded to comments from Donald Trump who quipped that “she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.”
Jeffries countered: “That’s a disgusting comment and the president’s lies and misinformation continue to fan the flames of these types of violent incidents.
“Ilhan Omar, of course, is a strong, courageous, hardworking public servant. This should have never happened,” he continued.
Trump has long targeted Omar, who arrived in the US as a refugee as a child and has been a citizen for more than 25 years. His xenophobic attacks on her have ramped up in recent weeks as he has targeted Minnesota’s Somali community. He recently called for her to be “sent back to Somalia” in a post on Truth Social.
After the attack, lawmakers have directly blamed Trump’s rhetoric.
Jasmine Crockett, the Democratic representative from Texas, said in a social media post that she was “disgusted” and “outraged”. “Let’s be clear: nonstop hate and dangerous rhetoric from Trump and his allies has fueled this type of violence.”
The Minnesota representative Angie Craig said she was “relieved that my colleague Ilhan is safe”.
“The rise in political violence in our state must stop,” she posted on X. “We are better than this Minnesota.”
Chris Van Hollen, a Democratic senator of Maryland, said he was “relieved” that Omar was not injured. “But Trump’s response was shameful – & Republicans should say so. His baseless & racist attacks against her have no doubt endangered her. His inability to condemn the attack is appalling,” he wrote on X.
Greg Landsman, a Democratic representative from Ohio, said “the rhetoric against a sitting member of Congress is un-American” and leads to more violence. “Everyone, regardless of political affiliation, should approach this moment with humility and grace. That’s how we break this cycle of division and hate.”
Republicans have also spoken out against the apparent act of political violence. The South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace wrote that she was “deeply disturbed” to learn that Omar was attacked at the town hall.
“Regardless of how vehemently I disagree with her rhetoric – and I do – no elected official should face physical attacks. This is not who we are.”
Don Bacon, a representative of Nebraska, said on social media: “Political violence is always wrong. We always have the right to free speech and to petition the government, but political violence must be dealt with sternly.”
He added that the attacker “needs to spend sometime [sic] behind bars”.
Omar is the second lawmaker of color to be physically attacked in the last week. The Florida representative Maxwell Frost said he was punched in the face on Friday at the Sundance film festival in Utah by a man who said Trump would deport him.
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