Key Takeaways
- Supporters demand the release of Rodney Taylor, a disabled barber detained by ICE in Georgia.
- Taylor, a double amputee, has been in custody since January after arriving from Liberia as a child.
- His fiancée, Mildred Pierre, expresses gratitude for community support and highlights family unity during this crisis.
- Protests for Taylor’s release also occurred in Columbus, Georgia, showing widespread solidarity.
- Family claims he is not receiving adequate medical care in detention; ICE has not commented.
A group of supporters called for the release of Rodney Taylor, a disabled Georgia barber detained by federal immigration officials outside of the Atlanta Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Friday.
Taylor has been in ICE custody at South Georgia’s Stewart detention center since January. The 46-year-old Atlanta-area barber and double amputee arrived in the U.S. from Liberia when he was 2 years old for medical care.
Mildred Pierre, Taylor’s fiancée, said their family is leaning on each other and praying for his release…