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GUEST EDITORIAL: Rep. Bell on Robert A. Deyton Detention Center Death: Get ICE out of Clayton County

By State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) 

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There comes a moment when silence becomes betrayal. That moment is now.

I write this today with a heavy heart and a clear conscience in response to the death of a Mexican national who lost his life while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility in Clayton County. A man who entered that facility alive should not have left it in death. Yet, here we are again mourning a life lost behind concrete walls, barbed wire and bureaucratic indifference.

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Rep. Eric Bell Introduces Bill to Designate Lemon Pepper as Official Chicken Wing Flavor of Georgia

ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) recently introduced House Bill 1013, bipartisan legislation that would designate lemon pepper as the state of Georgia’s official chicken wing flavor, recognizing the cultural, culinary and community significance of lemon pepper wings across the state.

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Rep. Eric Bell Issues Statement on National Strike Call by Chicago Mayor and Recent Labor Action by Italian Trade Union CGIL

ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) today issues the following statement regarding a recent call for a national strike by the mayor of Chicago and the recent labor action organized by Italian trade union the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL):

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