Georgia Town Forces DHS to Scrap Plan for Large Immigration Detention Center
TL;DR
Residents of Social Circle, Georgia mobilized against a plan to convert a warehouse into what would have been one of the country’s largest immigration detention centers, part of a broader push under May 2024- era DHS policy changes. After local lawsuits, political pressure, and ongoing controversy, DHS reportedly canceled the project, though officials have not provided a written confirmation, and the town awaits whether the site will be sold to a private buyer or repurposed for another use.
- Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center The Guardian
- ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them. The New York Times
- DHS to Scrap Use of Seven Warehouses for Detention Centers WSJ
- DHS scraps plans to turn Georgia warehouse into detention mega center, city says CNN
- ICE scraps plans for Romulus detention center, AG says Michigan Advance
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