The Brief
- Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor is responding after a teachers’ union called for his office to pause its cooperation with ICE.
- The union said students are missing class and dropping out due to fear of deportation given increased ICE activity.
- Sheriff Keybo Taylor is “taking immediate steps” to meet with the group.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor said his office is “taking immediate steps” to meet with a teachers’ union after the group issued a public letter calling for the sheriff’s office to pause immigration operations in the county.
What we know:
Sheriff Taylor said his office is working to set up the meeting “for a candid conversation regarding this delicate matter” after the Gwinnett County Association of Education blamed the sheriff’s office’s Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) partnership for causing a large student drop-out rate since ICE activity accelerated in 2025.…