Oakwood City Council passes resolution urging stop to ICE detention center
The Oakwood City Council has approved a resolution asking federal officials to put plans to build a large inmate detention facility in the small Georgia community on hold.
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The Oakwood City Council has approved a resolution asking federal officials to put plans to build a large inmate detention facility in the small Georgia community on hold.
The new ICE documents shows the small Georgia town of Social Circle will be one of the agency's "mega centers" that would hold up to 10,000 detainees.
Officials in the small town of Oakwood, Georgia say they've heard little support to open a immigration detention center in the community, but some residents approve of the plan.
The City of Oakwood says it has not been contacted by federal officials about a proposed immigration detention facility reportedly listed within its city limits.
Sen. Jon Ossoff and the mayor of Social Circle are asking for answers about a possible plan to open a large-scale detainee holding center in the small Georgia city.
The Stockbridge City Council voted to rename Lee Street to honor Martin Luther King Jr., a move leaders said reflects the city's connection to the King family.
In the final stretch of a closely watched special election in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican candidate Clay Fuller is covering ground in more ways than one.
At least one small business owner in Stone Mountain Village is concerned about the impact of the recently announced Stone Mountain Park layoffs.
The Cobb County Police Department has confirmed that two people were killed Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-75 near Hickory Grove Road.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.