New ICE Detention Center Sparks Racial Profiling Fears in Gwinnett County

News of plans to open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Oakwood is amplifying fears about racial profiling among some people of color in nearby Gwinnett County.

That includes Mulberry, Georgia, resident Tracey Fisher. Fisher serves as district director for the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women. She was one of about 15 people who participated in a Wednesday afternoon press conference raising awareness about the developing ICE facility.

Social media posts from Black residents worried about ICE agents targeting them or their children have surfaced online since news broke that the agency is expanding operations in College Park…

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