ajcnews Unlicensed driving continues to be the most common offense landing people in ICE custody, according to recent data from three of the state’s most immigrant-heavy jurisdictions. It’s a particular issue in car-centric Georgia, where licenses are not available to immigrants without legal status. Across Gwinnett, Hall and Whitfield counties, all home to sizable immigrant hubs, unlicensed driving accounted for the most immigrant arrests by local law enforcement in the first three months of 2026. In Georgia, immigrants lacking legal status who are arrested by police are systemically held in local jails for ICE pickup. The immigrant arrest data comes from quarterly reports prepared by county sheriffs’ offices, as required by a 2024 Georgia immigration law. The Gwinnett, Hall, and Whitfield sheriff’s office reports include data on the underlying offenses that led to the arrests — a data point not reported by other sheriffs, including those serving the bulk of metro Atlanta. Read more at the link in our bio. 🖋️ : Lautaro Grinspan 📸 : David Goldman�/ AP View all 32 comments