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Georgia Town Blindsided as DHS Buys $128M ICE Detention Warehouse in Social Circle

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Feb 21, 2026
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Opinion: The Trump administration's treatment of Social Circle is  unconscionable

A massive warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, has officially been purchased by the Department of Homeland Security to be converted into an ICE immigration detention facility, raising alarms about its size and impact on the small town’s resources.

The deal, valued at about $128.6 million for a 1-million-square-foot former distribution center, was complet…

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