Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond wants to draw a line in the sand against Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers inside the city limits. Why it matters: Plans to operate ...

Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, said his months in custody at Stewart Detention Center were "hell." ...

The city says the federal government failed to conduct environmental reviews before moving forward with a plan that could dramatically strain water and wastewater systems.

An Atlanta city councilman is proposing legislation to block any new ICE detention centers within Atlanta city limits. The resolution aims to prevent the federal government from establishing ...

José Manuel “David” Gómez had been living in Georgia for more than 20 years when he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement while en route to an air conditioner repair job. The June arrest ...

About three dozen protesters gathered on Monday in front of Atlanta’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office, part of a national day of action decrying recent deaths of migrants in ...

The City of Social Circle filed a lawsuit against ICE and DHS over a proposed detention 'mega center' that would bring detainees to their small town.

The Mableton City Council has unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on immigration detention centers within city limits. It pauses any proposals for the facilities while the city continues to ...

MABLETON, Ga. — The Mableton City Council plans to discuss enacting a moratorium on the development of immigration detention centers within the city limits. The move to discuss, and possibly block, ...

The City of Social Circle, an hour east of Atlanta, is suing the federal government for its plan to convert a warehouse into an immigration detention center without consulting local officials.

Mableton has issued an immediate temporary moratorium on all immigration detention center development and expansion. The ban on new facility applications and permits is scheduled to last through Dec.

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