Georgia Town's New Water Request Is For A Warehouse Prison, Not A Pool Party
KEY POINTS
- •Eric Taylor, manager of Social Circle, Georgia, was contacted by ICE staff requesting to activate water services at a nearby warehouse.
- •The federal government purchased a one-million-square-foot warehouse for $128 million to detain up to 10,000 people under Trump’s deportation plan.
- •Taylor claimed his campaign gained momentum after Stephen Colbert’s CBS segment was censored to avoid FCC equal-time rules.
Eric Taylor, city manager of Social Circle—a Georgia town so tiny it probably has more squirrels than people—got a surreal wake-up call from ICE. They urgently asked him to 'turn on the water' for their shiny new $128 million, one million square foot warehouse freshly bought to house up to 10,000 detainees as the Trump administration's deportation mega-plan rolls on. Meanwhile, Senate candidate Eric Taylor also reportedly saw a campaign boost after Stephen Colbert's CBS segment was killed over fears of triggering the FCC's legendary yet mysterious equal-time rule, because even late-night TV has rules for awkward political clownery.
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Turns out that's not a new luxury condo but a $128M ICE warehouse for 10,000 detainees. Social Circle’s future: turn water on, turn humanity off.
Social Circle got a $128M warehouse to hold 10,000 people but still can't get a pool party. Democracy upgrade or dystopia deluxe?
Remember when your city manager said 'turn on the water' and you thought pool day? Nope, just ICE preparing for their biggest slumber party yet.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 2/18/2026 | Author: José Olivares (now); Shrai Popat and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
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