Social Circle sues ICE, DHS over proposed 10,000-bed detention center
The city says the federal government failed to conduct environmental reviews before moving forward with a plan that could dramatically strain water and wastewater systems.
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The city says the federal government failed to conduct environmental reviews before moving forward with a plan that could dramatically strain water and wastewater systems.
A CBS News review of internal government documents and information provided to Congress shows immigration detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay are nearly empty.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told CBS News that ICE arrests at the FIFA World Cup are not off the table, but the agency will not be at the global sporting event for the purpose of immigration arrests.
Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, said his months in custody at Stewart Detention Center were "hell."
Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and father of seven, is now back with his family after being held at a South Georgia immigration detention center for 15 months.
A man in ICE custody died last week at a South Georgia detention facility, officials said.
ICE reported the 18th death of an individual in its custody so far this year, putting the agency on track to record a new all-time high in detainee deaths.
Axel Archaga Rios, a Dunwoody High junior taken into ICE custody after a March traffic stop, has now been deported—before a judge could review efforts to reopen his case.
Investigators say the Russian national may have been selling vehicles with rolled-back odometers for years in metro Atlanta.
A Dunwoody teenager fighting to stay in the United States is facing a new setback in court, but his attorney says the legal fight is not over.
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of making immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention without bond, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years.
Saturday's "Communities Not Cages" demonstration in Cobb County highlights the deep divide over immigration policy under President Donald Trump.
Axel Gerardo Archaga Rios has been in ICE custody since March 29 after he was arrested following a traffic stop.
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 Atlanta City Council on Monday approved two resolutions aimed at responding to federal immigration enforcement activity and proposed detention facilities within the city.
Demonstrators have planned a rally outside company headquarters, raising concerns about privacy and immigration enforcement, while Flock says the criticism is rooted in misinformation.
Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is planning to leave the federal government later this spring.
If the Ossoff-backed bill becomes law, ICE would have to get written approval from local and state officials before it can create any new detention centers.
The average daily ICE detention population declined by 12% from January to March, as a shakeup in DHS leadership suggests a potential shift in enforcement strategy.
A planned ICE detention facility in Social Circle, Georgia, is on hold as the Department of Homeland Security reviews its strategy under new leadership.
Heading into the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay the tens of thousands of TSA officers who have been working without pay for over a month during a partial government shutdown.
Demonstrators and Rodney Taylor's family delivered a petition with 7,500+ signatures as concerns grow over conditions at Stewart Detention Center.
A child's immigration case is fueling national and online debate — and raising new questions about how deportations are carried out, including the role of major airlines like Delta.
Members of the Atlanta City Council want to do everything in their power to stop ICE from building a detention facility in the city limits.
Mayor Andre Dickens says that his administration is actively monitoring the situation at the Atlanta airport after ICE agents were deployed to help with major delays at security checkpoints.
President Trump's trip to China could bolster economic relations, but failed to deliver a breakthrough deal, some trade and energy experts said.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the suspension of the state's gas tax for two additional weeks.
For the first time in Spelman College's history, the historically-Black college has seven valedictorians.
Two people from the MV Hondius cruise ship who have been under observation at Emory University Hospital for days are now reunited wit other passengers in Nebraska.
Almost every month, Emory University physicist Justin Burton and his graduate students step out of the lab and bring loud, colorful experiments to younger students.