After no DHS response, Georgia lawmakers advocate for double amputee's release from immigration detention

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March 26th, 2026

Mildred Taylor stands in between state representatives.
Mildred Taylor, whose husband has been in detained at Stewart Detention Center for over a year, stands in line in front of the ICE field office in Atlanta, Ga to deliver over 7,600 petitions demanding her spouses release. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

The family of a Loganville man and Georgia state lawmakers hand-delivered a letter to immigration officials in Atlanta on Thursday, asking for the man’s release.

It’s part of an ongoing campaign of Georgia’s local and federal elected officials to get Rodney Taylor, 47, out of Stewart Detention Center in Southwest Georgia, where he has been detained for more than a year. 

Community members hold up signs advocating for Rodney Taylor's release in front of federal building.
Community members rally before a press conference in front of the Atlanta ICE field office announcing the collection of over 7,600 petitions calling for the release of Rodney Taylor, a double-amputee who has been detained for over a year at Stewart Detention Center. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

“I have seen the conditions that him and others have had to deal with and the heartbreaking stories directly from people in the facility, including Rodney,” said state Rep. Gabriel Sanchez, who visited Taylor in detention and authored the letter. “It is unimaginable the pain they have to go through, and no human being should be ever treated like that.”

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