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Sen. Jon Ossoff backs bill forcing ICE to get local approval for new detention centers
The bill would require DHS to sign written agreements with governors and local officials and notify Congress before opening new ICE sites.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff backs bill that requires local consent for ICE centers
In a move with clear potential implications for federal planning of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Social Circle that could house as many as 8,500 detainees, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) announced Thursday that he is cosponsoring a bill that would require written approval from affected local governments, and the affected state governments, before the federal government can open ICE detention facilities.
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