The Department of Homeland Security has canceled plans to convert a warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, into an immigration detention center that could have housed up to 10,000 individuals. This decision is part of a broader reversal of plans under the new homeland security director Markwayne Mullin, which aimed to increase detention capacity after significant investments in recent months.
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Department of Homeland Security cancels plans for immigration detention center in Social Circle, Georgia
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the cancellation of plans to establish a large immigration detention center in Social Circle, Georgia. This decision is part of a nationwide trend of reversing previous plans to expand detention capacity under the new leadership of Markwayne Mullin.
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Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center
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Department of Homeland Security cancels plans for immigration detention center in Social Circle, Georgia