Georgia town sues over ICE plan for vast immigration detention center

Officials in the small Georgia town of Social Circle have filed a lawsuit against federal immigration agencies over plans for a huge immigration detention facility, arguing the project threatens to overburden local services and damage the environment. The complaint , filed on Wednesday in US district court for the middle district of Georgia, accuses US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) and the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) of moving ahead with the project without completing …