Lumpkin, G.A. — Congressman Don Davis continued his efforts to assess the U.S. immigration detention system with a visit to the Stewart ICE Detention Facility in Lumpkin, Georgia on Thursday, April 24. This marks the third ICE facility the North Carolina congressman has toured in 2025, following earlier visits to the Alamance County ICE Detention Facility in Graham, North Carolina, and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
During the visit, Congressman Davis received a comprehensive briefing from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and facility administrators. Discussions centered on operational capacity, medical care for detainees, and coordination between ICE and other federal and local law enforcement agencies aimed at improving case processing efficiency.
ICE officials also led Congressman Davis on a guided tour of the facility’s intake area, medical unit, and food service operations, concluding with direct conversations with medium-high and high-custody detainees about their personal histories and experiences in detention.
“I am tracing the most likely path of a detainee from eastern North Carolina,” said Congressman Davis. “After visiting the ICE detention center in Alamance County, I traveled to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, where detainees are transported for possible deportation. Our immigration detention system is facing an influx, and witnessing this firsthand was essential.”
The Stewart Detention Center, operated by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with ICE, houses non-citizens with no legal status and has an estimated capacity of 1,752 detainees.
Focus on Border Security and Public Safety
Congressman Davis has made border security a key focus during his first 100 days in the 119th Congress. He introduced H.R. 1060, the Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals (MAP) Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the spread of counterfeit and fentanyl-laced drugs by requiring on-dose identifiers on controlled substances.
In addition, he co-led H.R. 1294, the Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act, which would establish regional command centers to help Customs and Border Protection (CBP) better analyze cargo scans and detect illegal substances before they enter the country. The bill also seeks to enhance CBP’s training capabilities and lay groundwork for expanded AI-driven scanning technologies.
A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Congressman Davis currently serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and sits on the Subcommittees on Tactical Air and Land Forces and Readiness.
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