I received this message last night:
Just received notice that ICE has officially touched down in our region.Here is what is known right now:* Vehicle Alert: They’ve deployed 75 black Chevy Tahoes across the area. Keep your eyes peeled for these SUVs.* New Location: They’ve set up an office right in College Park.
No doubt those Tahoes are the ones from Hendrick Motorsports, so you may want to contact them as well.
Soon after, I saw verification from various sources and contacts, along with a number of new tips, including this one:
Two or three weeks ago, another source (a teacher in Sharpsburg) said several parents with children at her school had been picked up. One was a mom with school age children and a 4 month old at home. I have no way to verify this, but I also have no reason to doubt her word.
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National attention on immigration enforcement reaches rural Georgia - MSN. "We're not seeing videos of people being taken in from gangs," Mecholsky pointed out. "We're seeing videos of people being taken from courtrooms, from churches, from their houses, from work, from school." The concerns are especially pronounced in Georgia, where ICE activity is often less visible, particularly in rural areas where there are fewer cameras and fewer witnesses. Mecholsky stressed while some enforcement actions draw national attention, many others happen quietly, leaving families isolated and afraid to speak out.
Unfortunately, there's not a lot of media on this yet.
WHO TO CONTACT
Your opinion only matters if you let someone know! The more people who speak up, the more meaningful our opinions will be. We need to put the pressure on!
CLICK HERE for contact info for lots of Georgia politicians. (Governor, Senators, Congress, etc)
A FEW NOTES that might help as you decide who to contact and what to say:
- GA Attorney General Chris Carr, is running for governor. He doesn't jive with all of trump's policies so maybe an onslaught of contacts will get his attention.
- Senator Jon Ossoff is running for re-election. He voted with Republicans for the Laken Riley Act, which many say helped ICE. If he wants the Dems to be loyal to him, he needs to step up.
Don't forget to write or call Hendrick Motorsports, too!
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