Oakwood officials still preparing for ICE detention facility despite pause
The plans to build an ICE detention facility in Oakwood may have been put on pause, but officials in the small Georgia city are still getting ready for a possible restart.
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The plans to build an ICE detention facility in Oakwood may have been put on pause, but officials in the small Georgia city are still getting ready for a possible restart.
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.
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