Posted on 06/20/2026 6:58:29 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is scrapping plans to create a number of deportation mega-facilities, despite a $38 billion plan for expanding detention capacity.
One of the facilities is in Social Circle, Georgia.
“The City of Social Circle has received notification from Congressman Mike Collins that the Department of Homeland Security… is no longer pursuing an ICE detention facility within the City of Social Circle,” the local government said in a statement Thursday.
Originally, the facilities was planned to house up to 10,000 detainees—more than twice the population of the city—in addition to over 2,000 employees.
The facility cost the federal government $128.5 million, more than four times the price paid for it in 2023.
According to The New York Times, a total of seven facilities, from New Jersey to Utah, will be scrapped.
DHS began to rethink the plans to extend detention facilities after Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem was replaced by Markwayne Mullin.
It’s unclear what DHS will do with the facilities, many of which have been subject to legal challenges to prevent them from being repurposed for detention.
“From day one, DHS has remained singularly focused on removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from the United States and is always evaluating the best methods to do so,” a spokesperson said in a statement to CNN on Friday.
“These heinous criminals, once arrested, should be removed at lightning speed, not housed on American soil at the taxpayer’s expense. DHS is moving swiftly to utilize EXISTING detention space with our state and county partners.”
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I remember when the base I live near set up what was called a tent city for the Vietnamese boat people. Once everyone was dispersed, down came the tents.
Roger that!
If pup tents are good enough for U.SW. Army soldiers and Marines, they, By God, are good enough for illegal aliens!
And, in keeping with Sheriff Joe’s tradition, givem pink underwear!
Then sendem home!
Tents. Fire pits. Gruel. If they don’t like it they can just leave. They have no rights under our criminal justice system.
“These heinous criminals, once arrested, should be removed at lightning speed,...”
Silly me, thought this remark was about Congress who has done nothing about the border in 3/4 of a century since the Eisenhower days. /s
Way to go, Markwayne.
Sell them off to buy mass burial sites, instead.
Why? There’s at least 400,000 illegals in Georgia that need to go.
“DHS is shifting away from building and operating its own massive infrastructure. Instead, the agency plans to expedite deportations by relying primarily on existing detention space run by state, county, and private contractors”
Pink underwear? What a great idea. A touch of lace should fancy them up enough for these criminals.
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