A big day in Georgia today: The new sheriff of Cobb County terminated the county's (287g) contract with ICE.

This used to be Newt Gingrich's base; it had a longtime GOP sheriff who targeted immigrants. But in 2020 a Black Dem ran on this, flipped office: https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/sheriffs-2020-immigration/

"Let me be clear: there’s a new day and a new era in Cobb County," the new sheriff (Craig Owens) said today. https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/new-era-in-cobb-sheriff-ends-participation-in-controversial-immigration-program/FS3WCEQYIVEYRNFPQMCYCICQVQ/

Indeed!

Here's what he told The Appeal in September on why he'd do this: https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/georgia-sheriff-elections-limit-ices-reach/

And : this is 3rd populous Southern county that has quit ICE's 287(g) this month due to the 2020 races! (And there've been more since 2018.)

Gwinnett County (GA) & Charleston (SC) also just elected sheriffs who ran on this.

My thread on Charleston: https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1346509163707461632

The fact that all 3 of these new sheriffs kept their word quickly matters a lot, because it doesn't just go without saying.

What we've seen in New Jersey since Biden's win over Trump is some local Dems may use that as cover for continuing to help ICE. https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/immigration-detentions-hudson/