Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center
Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 people The small town of Social Circle in rural
Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 people The small town of Social Circle in rural Georgia has announced that the Department of Homeland Security has cancelled plans to turn a warehouse into what would have been one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. The cancellation appears to be one of seven around the country, according to reporting elsewhere, and part of a reversal under new homeland security director Markwayne Mullin in the Trump administration’s plans to buy up warehouses and boost detention capacity – after spending $1bn on the effort in recent months. Continue reading...
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