Mableton City Council approves moratorium on immigration detention centers

Mableton places temporary freeze on immigration detention centers

This week, the Mableton City Council approved a moratorium on immigration detention centers in the city limits.

Mableton City Council approves moratorium on immigration detention centers

Mableton has issued an immediate temporary moratorium on all immigration detention center development and expansion.

Mableton City Council unanimously passes moratorium on immigration detention centers

The City of Mableton, in a unanimous city council vote Wednesday, approved a temporary moratorium on immigration detention centers within city limits. The moratorium will remain in effect through Dec. 31, 2028. In passing the moratorium, the main reasons given for its passage leaned heavily on stress on the city’s infrastructure, and the land use and zoning impacts on the city as it implements its planning decisions. Mayor Michael Owens said it’…