Communities across the country have been shocked to learn that the Department of Homeland Security wants to use warehouses in their towns for detention space amid the ongoing immigration crackdown. The small Georgia town of Social Circle is one of them.
What will it take to transform a warehouse like the one in Social Circle that was just purchased by the federal government into something that can house human beings?
On the Feb. 10 edition: A new ICE detention center in Social Circle could be up and running by April; The FBI uses discrepancies in Fulton County's vote counts to justify seizing ballots from 2020; And state lawmakers come up with a solution to address a teacher shortage
U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, who represents Social Circle, has been a vocal supporter of ICE. He served as the middleman between DHS and local officials who oppose the facility.
On the Feb 6th edition: The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with plans for an ICE detention facility in Social Circle; Some Georgia taxpayers are going to see some state surplus money returned to them; And State lawmakers have introduced new legislation aimed at improving the literacy rate.
In this episode, we talk with Representatives Clint Crowe of Jackson and Derrick Jackson of Tyrone about what’s moving at the Georgia Capitol and what it means for you. We cover the Georgia Dream Peach Advantage homebuyer loan program, marijuana decriminalization, disaster mitigation, Next Generation 9-1-1, and debate over ICE-related legislation.
Following the opening of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement satellite office just south of Atlanta, Georgia residents should know that they are not legally required to carry proof of citizenship in everyday life.
The Department of Homeland Security appears to moving ahead with plans to purchase a warehouse in the town of Social Circle for use as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility.
After ICE federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, the divide between states on either side of the immigration enforcement debate is growing wider.
On the Jan. 29 edition: The FBI seized ballots and other election data from a Fulton County elections warehouse in Union City; Parts of Georgia are under another winter storm watch; And hundreds of ICE protesters marched in Macon last night.
Hundreds of protesters gathered on the steps of the federal courthouse in downtown Macon on Wednesday night, denouncing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.
On the Jan. 27 edition: Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock plan to vote against funding for the Department of Homeland Security; An Emory doctor has cut ties with the hospital amid controversy over her family ties to Iran; And after a busy 2025, the Port of Savannah is seeing a slowdown to start the year.
Leaders in the city of Social Circle have been unable to learn anything new about the rumor that ICE has its eye on a million-square-foot warehouse in the city.
