Resolutions regulating ICE operations in Atlanta pass key city council vote
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.
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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.
Federal immigration agents were deployed Monday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as long security lines and staffing shortages continue during the ongoing government shutdown.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens released a statement addressing the planned ICE presence at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, reassuring travelers and residents about ongoing security measures.
Residents in the small Georgia city of Social Circle say that the fight against a planned ICE detention center has unified the community.
The City of Social Circle has a message for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: No water for its planned detention center until the agency starts sharing information.
The Mableton City Council has unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on immigration detention centers within city limits. It pauses any proposals for the facilities while the city continues to develop its planning and zoning policies.
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.
Community members, veterans and advocacy groups gathered in the rain to oppose plans to convert a warehouse into a large immigration detention facility.
Double amputee Rodney Taylor's alleged neglect in Georgia detention sparked tough questions for ex-DHS Sec. Noem from Rep. McBath—just before Noem's firing by Trump.
Controversy and concern remain over the proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Social Circle.
The South Fulton City Council voted unanimously to prohibit ICE detention centers in South Fulton, joining a metro Atlanta movement to push back against federal immigration facility proposals in local communities.
Documents given to Congress appear to show courses involving use-of-force were eliminated from ICE officer training.
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.
Kindergarten and first grade students at a Georgia school are mourning their teacher days after she was killed by a driver who authorities say was fleeing federal immigration officers.
Police say Dr. Linda Davis, a teacher at Hesse K-8, was taken to the hospital after the crash, where she was later pronounced dead.
President Obama spoke about the "unprecedented nature" of what he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did in Minnesota.
Georgia Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to prevent the expansion of ICE detention centers, introducing legislation and city resolutions to block new facilities in South Fulton and across the state.
Under Sen. Raphael Warnock's amendment, ICE couldn't use new funding to open immigrant detention centers in Social Circle or Oakwood.
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.
An Atlanta comedian born in Minnesota is using her talent to protest the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in her home state.
Wade's attorney says a court order tied to a separate legal matter prevented him from getting a hearing before an immigration judge, and is now pursuing congressional and legal avenues to bring him home.
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.
A Georgia Army veteran who spent nearly five decades in the United States was deported to Jamaica following a routine traffic stop.
The Georgia Army veteran was deported to a country he hasn't been to in decades despite his family saying his case was never fully heard.
Police say a suspect was arrested shortly after Margaret Swan was stabbed to death aboard a MARTA train.
Atlanta's Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative says it expects more people to seek services after Fulton County's new misdemeanor policy takes effect.
It's been nearly a week since Arthur Cofield escaped a federal prison camp in Georgia, and the FBI is offering a reward for any information that leads to the capture of the "armed and dangerous" inmate.
The Justice Department said it will stop work on the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund following a district judge's decision temporarily blocking the program.
Gov. Brian Kemp will not extend the suspension of Georgia's gas tax again, meaning that it will expire on Tuesday night.