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'Buyer's remorse': This Trump stronghold TURNS on massive ICE facility - MS NOW
A quiet, deeply conservative town in Georgia becomes the epicenter of a political reckoning when federal officials quietly move to convert a warehouse into one of the nation’s largest ICE detention centers, capable of holding up to 10,000 people—twice the town’s population.
As the reality of mass deportation infrastructure takes shape next to homes and a local elementary school, residents who once championed hardline immigration policies begin to question the cost. With mounting fears over safety, strained resources, and a lack of transparency, frustration deepens as Republican leaders they helped elect appear distant or unwilling to intervene.
What unfolds is a powerful portrait of a community confronting the unintended consequences of national policy, and a warning sign of shifting political loyalties in places long considered unshakably red. - Aired on 04/20/2026.
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