Can small Georgia city handle housing for 10,000 ICE detainees? Expert talks logistics
Feb 14, 2026
The federal government is purchasing a warehouse in Social Circle to be used as an ICE detention facility, and while the transformation of the warehouse to house humans is logistically possible, it could put a strain on the city's water and wastewater management infrastructure.
The Current is an in
clusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities. ...read more read less