SEN. OSSOFF, MAYOR KEENER PUSH BACK ON REPORTED PLANS TO BUILD ICE DETENTION FACILITY IN SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and Social Circle Mayor David Keener are pushing back on reported plans to build a large-scale ICE detention center in Social Circle.

Last month, The Washington Post first reportedThis is an external link the Administration's plan to open several "large-scale" detention centers across the country, including a prospective facility in Social Circle, which would be one of seven warehouses nationwide holding 5,000 to 10,000 immigrant detainees to be staged for deportation - more than the City's current population of roughly 5,000.

Social Circle residents and city leaders have repeatedly voiced strong oppositionThis is an external link to ICE'...