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Ga . senator , South Fulton councilmember propose legislation to stop ICE detention centers

Walton County’s Social Circle and Hall County’s Oakwood. “The people of Georgia want secure borders; they do not want massive immigration detention centers in their backyards,” Warnock said. “If the Trump administration focused on getting violent criminals out of the country, we would not need new detention centers straining Georgia’s rural communities. That’s why I’m standing with the residents of Social Circle and Oakwood and fighting to block these detention facilities from towns that don’t want them.” In Hall County, where Oakwood is located, many residents oppose the proposed ICE facility. Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating two teens wanted for kidnapping. “Due to the lack of communication from our federal and state officials, I’m not for this facility,” District 3 Commissioner Gregg Poole said. “It will increase taxes for our Hall County citizens, and I do not support it.” Oakwood officials said that although they support ICE’s actions, they have questions about the proposed site and how it will operate. “We want to be explicit: the City of Oakwood supports ICE’s mission of apprehending and detaining individuals with criminal records. Ou

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