Ossoff, Social Circle mayor voice opposition to ICE detention center in city
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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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.
Records show ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical care as the detained population has nearly doubled, and reports of neglect have mounted.
Students across metro Atlanta are set to join a nationwide walkout in solidarity with protests against the ongoing immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
Demonstrators filled a Marietta intersection calling for justice and federal reform, as organizers acknowledged an online threat made before the event.
An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Atlanta protesters demand accountability after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
A New York man has pleaded guilty to threatening the wife of a Georgia ICE deportation officer.
Journalist Mario Guevara - who was deported by ICE - says he's still reporting from abroad as Georgia leaders push back against a proposed federal immigration detention center in Social Circle.
Social Circle is one of seven cities named in an ICE proposal to turn warehouses into centers holding 5,000 to 10,000 immigrant detainees.
Advocates for people in immigrant communities experiencing domestic violence warn that widespread fear of ICE is stopping many victims from reaching out for help.
A group of senators, including Georgia's Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security stop blocking members of Congress from inspecting ICE facilities.
Republican Rep. Buddy Carter wants the Department of Homeland Security to boost federal law enforcement in Atlanta. Still, immigrant advocates and Democrats say the move could spark fear and harm communities.
An investigation led by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has uncovered dozens of reports of medical neglect in immigration detention centers nationwide.
Pastors across metro Atlanta say fear of immigration raids is keeping undocumented churchgoers from attending services.
Georgia-based journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador after more than 100 days in detainment.
A federal court has denied journalist Mario Guevara's last-minute appeal to stop his deportation to El Salvador.
The future of an El Salvadorian journalist arrested in Georgia remains uncertain as he waits for a ruling on his deportation.
A journalist arrested during a protest in metro Atlanta could be deported today after a judge reopened his immigration case.
The barbers at the Chamblee business say clients have stopped coming for haircuts because of fears over ICE arrests.
The ICE raid at Georgia's Hyundai plant has left metro Atlanta's Korean community worried about what may be coming next.
Construction will be delayed by up to three months as the plant now grapples with shortage of workers.
The ICE raid that swept up 300 South Koreans in Georgia has strained an important bilateral relationship, and highlighted a significant challenge.
South Korea says it reached a deal with the U.S. to release more than 300 South Koreans detained in an immigration enforcement raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant.
The operation targeted one of Georgia's largest and most high-profile manufacturing sites, where Hyundai makes electric vehicles and is building an EV battery plant.
Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.
The runner who was leading the women's race of the U.S. half marathon championships until she was mistakenly led off the course by a guide vehicle is calling for USA Track & Field to make right an outcome that cost her a spot in the world road running championships this fall.
Prosecutors say Colin Gray ignored warning signs and let his son access guns before the deadly Sept. 4 shooting; defense says he's a scapegoat.
Iranian Americans in metro Atlanta are watching developments closely as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
Controversy and concern remain over the proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Social Circle.