ImmigrationFinding
Georgia should keep requiring local jails to cooperate with federal immigration detention requests.
A 2024 Georgia law requires jailers to check immigration status and honor federal detainer requests, with penalties for noncompliance. Reversing it would give sheriffs more discretion over cooperation.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
When I was mayor of Atlanta, when ICE had the family separation policy in our state, in our nation, I made the decision to end our multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement with ICE because all money ain't good money.
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