A Michigan man who is facing backlash for speaking out against the growing Islamic population in his town refused to back down during an interview with Fox News Digital.
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"This is my home, this is where I was born and raised, this city, this state," said Justin Tye, 57, of Warren, Michigan.
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Tye's address was doxxed in the wake of a Fox News Digital story where he described how his town and neighborhood have been transformed by mostly Muslim immigrants over the past decade or so.
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He said he's received some hate mail, including a package addressed to "Justin Tye, Bigot at Large."
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One package contained stickers reading "F— Trump and f— you for voting for him," along with a box of feminine hygiene products.
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"Some things are worth the trouble, and this is worth the trouble that could come from it," he said.
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"Being doxxed, I'm not afraid.
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I kind of figured this was gonna come with the territory."
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He also vowed to keep speaking out.
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"I'm not gonna stop.
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I mean, you come here from another country and you disrespect the people who have lived in this neighborhood for decades, and in many cases like myself, there's several people I went to school with that bought their parents' homes and live back here," he said, adding that he is speaking up for his neighbors too.
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"And that's what I've been hearing mainly is, 'finally a voice,'" he said.
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"These people here, these Muslims ... you need to respect the people, the Americans that are here.
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Stop disrespecting the people that lived here for decades.
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Tye said he's received encouragement from residents around town.
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"I'm getting a lot of support," he said.
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Like I was out, I had to go do some shopping.
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I went to Meijer, I went to the bank, and then I stopped at a pizza place to get a pizza, and all three places I was stopped by people, asked if I was the Justin that was interviewed by Fox, and I said 'yes.'
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And the support I'm getting is incredible.
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Tye and several of his neighbors spoke to Fox News Digital several weeks ago in Warren.
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"It all started when they bought the mosque, roughly six years ago," said Tye.
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"After Ramadan, they would have their [Eid al-Fitr] prayer service.
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We didn't know anything," he continued.
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"All of a sudden, we were just woken up to 100-plus people behind the mosque, with an imam on a podium with big amplifier speakers, belting out his prayer service.
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So it woke up the whole neighborhood."
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He described his neighborhood now as "chaos."
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He also took Fox News Digital on a guided tour of Warren, and pointed out five new mosques built or under construction within a seven-mile radius of his house.
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Another towering mosque is under construction in the area.
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"Seems like every restaurant that closes up — American restaurant — there's a Muslim restaurant that opens up.
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I've seen four or five of them so far," one of Tye's neighbors told Fox News Digital.
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"I'm normally laid back.
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Things don't bother me," said another.
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"But it's like, this is my neighborhood and they're just taking it over, and that's what bothers me.
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And they don't care."
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After the initial story was published, the city released a message on social media titled, "One Warren: Stronger Together, No Room for Hate."
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Friday afternoon, the city responded to Tye's doxxing, and unequivocally denounced the practice.
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"Every Warren resident deserves to feel safe in their own community.
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No one should have to fear being threatened, harassed, or intimidated, simply because they chose to speak up or raise a concern.
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"Targeting someone at their home crosses a line," the statement said.
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"A person’s home should be a place of safety and privacy, never a place where they are made to feel unsafe because of their views.
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