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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE and jails to check immigration status of inmates

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill Wednesday that requires local law enforcement officials to: Cooperate with federal immigration authorities and requires prisons to check inmates’ immigration status. House Bill 1105The group, sponsored by Georgia Rep. Jesse Petrea (R), is calling on the Department of Corrections to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention requests […]

11-term Georgia Democratic congressman too old to be re-elected, critics say

U.S. Rep. David Scott is facing multiple Democratic primary opponents as he seeks a 12th term in Congress in a rapidly reshaped suburban Atlanta district. But with early voting underway ahead of the May 21 primary, the 78-year-old is trying to ignore his challenger and move toward renomination. In some ways, the attacks on Scott […]

Pilot dead after small plane crashes in Georgia neighborhood

A small plane crashed into a residential area in a Georgia city, killing the pilot. The plane crashed Thursday a little more than a half-mile from Augusta’s general aviation airport, Daniel Field. Two killed in small plane crash in rural Indiana Augusta University told local news outlets that the pilot was Jason McKenzie, the school’s […]

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs law requiring jails to check immigration status of inmates

Georgia’s governor on Wednesday finalized a bill that would require prison guards in the state to check inmates’ immigration status and cooperate with federal immigration officials, rather than protecting people who are in the U.S. illegally. Acknowledged. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, and most provisions […]

Georgia DA Fani Willis Skips First Primary Debate

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches a hearing in the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Slitspool/Getty Images) Brennan Cooney of OAN1:35 PM – Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis was absent […]