*A voter registration organization founded by Stacey Abrams, which has already been fined for campaign violations, is facing more legal problems. Former employees of New Georgia Project alleged that they were laid off for trying to unionize. The ex-employees, including JaMae Rooks and Klaire Gumbs, accuse the organization of hypocrisy and mismanagement. Fox5 Atlanta reports the Teamsters union plans to file a labor complaint against New Georgia Project for alleged retaliation. The organization denied the allegations. The State Ethics Commission previously fined the organization $300,000 for campaign violations, but the ex-employees believe internal discord, not the fine, impacted the organization’s mission during the 2024 presidential election.
*The Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Prisons has signed a contract to turn five federal prisons – including one in Georgia – into ICE detention centers, according to a leaked memo. The Georgia facility is the Federal Detention Center in Atlanta. Critics of the plan say, however, that it’s not fair to put immigrants in federal prisons because they have not been charged or convicted of crimes. The last time this happened was during President Trump’s first administration in 2018.
*The National Weather Service is confirming a tornado touched down in Butts County early Sunday. The twister reached 105 mph when it hit west of Georgia Highway 36 and moved into Newton County. The AJC says a dozen homes were damaged. Several twisters had struck Alabama as earlier in the overnight as the storm system that spawned it moved eastward.