Georgia officials locked down the water line for a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Social Circle after expressing concern that the planned detention center would overwhelm the small city’s infrastructure. 

City Manager Eric Taylor said this week that the water has been shut off, reiterating requests for details on how federal authorities plan to address questions regarding how the ICE facility’s water and sewer needs will be met. The planned detention center in the Republican stronghold about 45 miles east of Atlanta has seen pushback from some in the GOP due largely to infrastructural concerns. It is expected to house up to 10,000 people, and would more than triple the city’s population, according to local authorities. 

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