WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement after the City of Social Circle announced (https://www.socialcirclega.gov/Home/Components/News/News/267/16) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is no longer pursuing an ICE detention center in the city.
"From the beginning, the Social Circle community united against this proposal, which risked overwhelming the city's infrastructure.
"This news proves yet again that public pressure and opposition works.
"I congratulate Social Circle Mayor David Keener, City Manager Eric Taylor, and the entire community on this achievement, and I will continue fighting alongside Georgia communities against overreach by ...