Dozens of Atlantans protested outside the state capitol Thursday evening in response to Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to mobilize the state’s National Guard in support of President Donald Trump’s federal immigration crackdown. According to the governor’s order, shared with Capital B Atlanta via email earlier this week, approximately 75 Georgia National Guard soldiers and airmen […]
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Backing Trump’s ICE Crackdown, Kemp Mobilizes Georgia’s National Guard
Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard in Georgia to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state, amid President Donald Trump’s push for greater immigration enforcement and a federal government crackdown on crime in several major cities. Kemp’s office told Capital B Atlanta via email Tuesday that the estimated […]