The sale is complete for a Walton County, Ga., industrial warehouse that will become a new detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Local officials confirmed the purchase of the rural warehouse, located approximately 40 miles east of Atlanta.
The detention center is expected to open in April and could hold up to 10,000 people.
The Washington Post broke news of the then-pending sale in December, even surprising Social Circle city officials who have since opposed the sale. A statement by the City of Social Circle said the facility could overwhelm water and sewer infrastructure and would triple the city’s population.
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