In the solidly Republican stronghold of Social Circle, roughly an hour east of Atlanta, there’s a phenomenon happening.
It’s a case study of an area that overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump and his mass deportation agenda by 73 %. Now, city leaders are trying to band together with Democrats like U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to stop the Department of Homeland Security from converting a vacant, 183-acre warehouse into a mega Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock on planned ICE detention facility in Social Circle
DHS told local officials that it plans to house up to 10,000 detainees there by September. Social Circle has a current population of roughly 5,000 residents. Many shared their concerns about the planned ICE center with WABE.
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