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*(SRN NEWS/AP) – A federal judge Friday dismissed a Justice Department l(DOJ) lawsuit seeking voter information from the state, ruling the federal government had sued in the wrong city. U.S. District Judge Ashley Royal found the government should have sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in Atlanta, and not in a separate federal judicial district in Macon, where the secretary of state also has an office. Royal dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, meaning the Justice Department can refile it. The department declined to comment Friday.
*Another data center is a “go” for South Metro Atlanta. A proposal for a 190-acre project just off Highway 16 near I-75 in Spalding County has been approved by the county’s board of commissioners.
*Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is speaking out against a potential new ICE facility being considered for Social Circle. This week, Ossoff, along with Social Circle Mayor David Keener, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, saying putting an ICE detention center in the small town is not right, and Social Circle does not support it. Leaked documents show DHS plans to turn a warehouse into a facility to house up to 10,000 immigrants.
