ICE Detention in Small-Town Georgia
Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy dig into the federal government’s push to turn warehouses in Social Circle and Oakwood into large-scale ICE detention facilities. They’re joined by AJC immigration reporter Lautaro Grinspan to break down what we know about the 183-acre purchase in Social Circle, the second site in Hall County, and the infrastructure and tax questions local officials are raising. They also examine why city leaders say they have little authority to block the projects, and what these facilities could mean for the communities now preparing for their arrival.
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