Atlanta Immigration Jail Faces Overcrowding Crisis as Detainees Describe Horrific Conditions

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Dalton residents Jose Arias-Tovar and his daughter Ximena were detained in Georgia's Stewart Detention Center, where overcrowded conditions forced Arias-Tovar to sleep on a concrete floor for half of his four-week stay. As ICE has increased arrests, the average daily detainee population at Stewart has surpassed its capacity, leading to reports of inadequate facilities and food. Local officials have recently approved plans to expand an ICE jail in Charlton County, which will become the largest in the nation, further intensifying the pressure on Georgia's immigration detention system.