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Dearborn residents sharply divided after mayor tells resident ‘you do not belong here’; council hears hours of public comment
Summary
Dozens spoke during an extended public‑comment period at the Dearborn City Council meeting on Sept. 23, 2025, sharply split between calls for an apology from Mayor Mehr Hamoud and public defenses of his leadership and the city’s diversity.
Dozens of residents addressed the Dearborn City Council on Sept. 23 during an expanded public‑comment period after a confrontation at the Sept. 9 meeting in which Mayor Mehr Hamoud told a resident he was “not welcome” in the city.
The exchanges ranged from calls for the mayor to apologize to public defenses of his record and appeals for civil coexistence. The session included pastors, longtime residents and newcomers who voiced opposing views on whether the mayor’s remark was an inappropriate rebuke or a necessary rebuke of incendiary behavior.
The comments mattered because they focused attention on the city’s national profile and on how elected leaders should respond to inflammatory speech. Supporters said Hamoud’s broader record of outreach and neighborhood work outweighs the contested…
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