WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — The new leader of the Department of Homeland Security says he’s putting a pause on the current ICE detention center plans nationwide.
The department recently purchased a warehouse in Social Circle just north of I-20.
Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes spent the day in Walton County asking what that means for the facility there.
What neighbors of the facility think LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 6:00 p.m.
Even though the facility is not up and running, ICE makes its presence known there.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is guarding the property on East Hightower Trail 24/7.
The massive warehouse was bought in February by DHS to house about 10,000 undocumented immigrants.
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