Savannah Pollock

Savannah Pollock appears in The ICE hiring boom as a [[FolkstonGeorgia|Folkston]] native who opposes the local ICE detention center. The source says she recognizes why many residents see the facility as a reliable job source, especially when benefits such as insurance matter as much as wages.

Pollock’s argument is that the community should not tie itself to a system that harms Black and brown bodies or casts detained people as criminals. She also warns that building a town’s future around immigration policy is dangerous because presidential priorities can change every four years.

Connections

• Folkston, Georgia and Charlton County - local context.
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and GEO Group - enforcement and operator context.
• Carceral Economic Dependency, Detention As Local Economic Development, and Policy-Dependent Local Development - concepts her comments ground.