A building in Marietta could be used to house immigrant children under a plan by a local nonprofit group.
Freemont Grace Human Services has obtained approval from the city’s zoning department to refurbish an existing building and convert it into a shelter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
The new shelter could house up to 50 unaccompanied immigrant children in custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the nonprofit said.
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