Trump Admin Announces New Immigration Vetting Center in Georgia

The new center announced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be based in Atlanta.
Trump Admin Announces New Immigration Vetting Center in Georgia
Immigrants wait for interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Queens office in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City, N.Y., on May 30, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images
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The Trump administration announced plans to launch a new immigration vetting center in Georgia, according to a statement on Dec. 5 by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

​The Atlanta-based center will be used to “screen out terrorists, criminal aliens, and other foreign nationals who pose potential threats to public safety or who have committed fraud or other crimes,” per Friday’s announcement.

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