Dearborn — Dozens of marchers and protesters gathered in Dearborn on Tuesday afternoon as part of a "unity" march organized by a Republican candidate for governor who previously said Americans needed to be "protected from sharia law," but later changed his tone.

Anthony Hudson, a truck driver by trade from Grand Blanc Township who's seeking the Republican nomination for the 2026 gubernatorial election, originally planned Tuesday's march to "expose Dearborn for what it is."

But in a post on social media, Hudson later said he'd been welcomed by the community.

Starting from Michigan Avenue and Schaefer, some marchers held large wooden crosses Tuesday. Others carried a large banner reading “Americans Against Islamification.”

Hudson, however, said people should focus on loving and helping

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