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This is the warehouse in Social Circle that was planned to be converted into an ICE detention facility. Credit: CBS News Atlanta
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DHS pauses ICE detention plans, halting proposed Georgia facilities for now

DHS pauses ICE detention plans, halting proposed Georgia facilities for now The Department of Homeland Security has placed a hold on establishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers across the country. That includes two locations in Georgia: Social Circle and Oakwood. Social Circle City Manager Eric Taylor said he was supposed to meet with DHS officials on Wednesday to discuss plans to open a massive detention center on the […]

todayApril 3, 2026 15

Protesters gathered outside of the Atlanta U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to demand for the release of Rodney Taylor. Credit: We Are CASA via Facebook.
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Lawmakers rally for Gwinnett barber facing deportation after ICE detention

Lawmakers rally for Gwinnett barber facing deportation after ICE detention Georgia lawmakers, advocates and family members of Rodney Taylor gathered Thursday morning to protest his detention and demand his immediate release. The group gathered outside of the Atlanta U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to hand-deliver a new letter signed by state lawmakers and a petition with more than 7,500 signatures to stop Taylor’s deportation, according to a news release. […]

todayMarch 27, 2026 13

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ICE agents deployed to Atlanta airport as TSA shortages cause delays

ICE agents deployed to Atlanta airport as TSA shortages cause delays Federal immigration agents arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday in hopes to reduce long lines amid the partial government shutdown. More than 3,000 Transportation Security Administration officers did not report for work nationwide causing major delays at security checkpoints over the weekend. Some wait times at the Atlanta airport reached up to six hours on Saturday. U.S. […]

todayMarch 24, 2026 17

ICE Police walking in what looks like a detention facility
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Georgia lawmakers demand release of detained Gwinnett barber

Georgia lawmakers demand release of detained Gwinnett barber Georgia lawmakers sent a letter to immigration officials demanding the release of Rodney Taylor due to serious medical concerns. Taylor, a Gwinnett County barber, has been detained for over a year at Stewart Detention Center. Taylor was brought to the U.S. from Liberia as a two year old to receive medical care, which resulted in the amputation of both his legs. He […]

todayMarch 4, 2026 36

ICE Police walking in what looks like a detention facility
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DeKalb drops ICE resolution as state lawmakers push mask ban bill

DeKalb drops ICE resolution as state lawmakers push mask ban bill While local officials have backed down on regulations concerning federal immigration officials, state lawmakers are moving forward with proposing legislation. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted to withdraw a resolution Tuesday that would demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to end all tactical enforcement operations in residential areas of the county. DeKalb Commissioners Patrick, Johnson, Nicole Massiah and […]

todayFebruary 16, 2026 9

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Oakwood officials blindsided by new ICE processing center plan

Oakwood officials blindsided by new ICE processing center plan Residents and officials of Social Circle have expressed their concern and disapproval of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in their small town. As that fight seems to be lost, a new federal immigration facility has been announced for another Georgia town, Oakwood. The city of Hall County is located just 50 miles outside of Atlanta. Officials confirmed Tuesday […]

todayFebruary 13, 2026 31

ICE Police walking in what looks like a detention facility
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Ossoff probes plan to convert Social Circle warehouse into ICE detention center

Ossoff probes plan to convert Social Circle warehouse into ICE detention center U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff launched an inquiry last week into alleged plans to convert a warehouse in Social Circle into an immigration detention center. Ossoff sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stating that local residents and officials have expressed strong opposition to the reported proposal. “A proposed ICE […]

todayJanuary 28, 2026 21 2

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Pregnant woman deported from Atlanta despite severe pain, advocates say

Pregnant woman deported from Atlanta despite severe pain, advocates say A pregnant woman was deported last week despite having severe pain in her back and abdomen, according to the human rights group representing her. Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, a 21-year-old Colombian woman, was placed on a deportation flight out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport and was allegedly denied medical care by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. […]

todayJanuary 27, 2026 27

Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks onstage during the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation 2025 Good Trouble Gala at Flourish Atlanta on May 29, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Georgia Democrats escalate criticism of ICE after second U.S. citizen killed in federal operations

Georgia Democrats escalate criticism of ICE after second U.S. citizen killed in federal operations Georgia Democrats have increased criticism of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations following the second killing of an American citizen in 17 days. U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock have stated they will oppose any government funding package that does not either remove funding for ICE or add protections for civil liberties. “Massively deployed and […]

todayJanuary 26, 2026 87 3