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Resident tells Woodstock council children from Cherokee County are being detained; cites ICE deaths and raises alarm about Social Circle facility
Summary
During public comment, resident Martha Jean Schindler told the Woodstock council that multiple students from Cherokee County are being held at Stewart Detention Center, cited recent deaths in ICE custody and warned about a proposed 1,000,000 sq. ft. facility in Social Circle that she said could hold thousands; the mayor reminded her of the five-minute limit and meeting decorum.
During the public-comment portion of the Woodstock mayor and council meeting on March 9, resident Martha Jean Schindler accused federal immigration enforcement practices of harming local families and said local students had been detained at Stewart Detention Center.
"Are you OK with children from this community disappearing? Are you OK with children from your community disappearing?" Schindler asked…
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