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Georgia Activists Force DHS to Cancel $128M ICE Center

6/20/2026

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Activists Halt ICE

Community activists in Social Circle, Georgia, halted the ICE warehouse project after months of protests and legal action.
The Department of Homeland Security cancelled plans to convert the Social Circle warehouse into a 10,000-bed immigration detention center.
The $128.5 million purchase was about four times the property’s 2023 sale value, prompting tax-base concerns.
Eric Taylor shut off water and sued, citing overload on sewage, police and ambulance resources.

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ICE Cancels

State officials said the Ledgewood warehouse lacked water, sewage and power, undermining the proposed ICE facility.
ICE canceled plans for a detention center in the Ledgewood section of Roxbury, New Jersey, after local opposition.
Department of Homeland Security bought Route 46 warehouse in February for nearly $130 million, an acquisition.
DHS later decided to transfer or sell the Route 46 warehouse, ending the planned detention use.

Blindspot

Left coverage emphasized the municipal response, noting city manager Eric Taylor shut off water to the warehouse and filed the town’s first lawsuit against the federal government.
Right coverage did not include that detail of the local lawsuit and water shutoff.

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Activists Halt ICE

Community activists in Social Circle, Georgia, halted the ICE warehouse project after months of protests and legal action.
The Department of Homeland Security cancelled plans to convert the Social Circle warehouse into a 10,000-bed immigration detention center.
The $128.5 million purchase was about four times the property’s 2023 sale value, prompting tax-base concerns.
Eric Taylor shut off water and sued, citing overload on sewage, police and ambulance resources.

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