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Sen. Jon Ossoff backs bill that requires local consent for ICE centers
In a move with clear potential implications for federal planning of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Social Circle that could house as many as 8,500 detainees, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) announced Thursday that he is cosponsoring a bill that would require written approval from affected local governments, and the affected state governments, before the federal government can open ICE detention facilities.
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