The Gwinnett County Commission chairman wants the sheriff's department to begin enforcing federal immigration laws but the sheriff says he can't afford to do it.
Chairman Charles Bannister is calling for Sheriff Butch Conway to sign up for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that trains deputies to start deportation proceedings for illegal immigrants booked into the jail.
In 2007, Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren became the first sheriff in Georgia to initiate the ICE program... more »
