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In today's newsletter:

  • Why are SWAT teams surrounding this Decatur apartment complex tonight?
  • Why were Buddhist monks walking for peace through Decatur?
  • How did Decatur fit into this 2,300-mile Walk for Peace?

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📰 News we're reading

1. Large police presence at Decatur area apartment complex (fox5atlanta.com) — Police and SWAT teams have surrounded an apartment complex along Belvedere Square in Decatur, creating a large law-enforcement presence that residents may notice immediately. Authorities say they’re actively investigating but have not released what prompted the response or whether anyone is in custody, and more details are expected as the situation develops.
   

2. Warnock embraces monks in Decatur during their 2,300-Mile Peace Walk to D.C. (americustimesrecorder.com) — Buddhist monks walking 2,300 miles for peace recently stopped in Decatur, where U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock praised their commitment to nonviolence and “praying with their legs.” Warnock highlighted the Atlanta area’s civil rights legacy and asked locals to keep an injured Georgia monk recovering in Snellville in their thoughts.
   

3. Where is the Walk for Peace today in Georgia? How much longer is it in GA? (savannahnow.com) — A multistate Walk for Peace by Buddhist monks has already passed through several Georgia communities, including Decatur, as they promote kindness and compassion on a 2,300-mile journey. They’re now wrapping up their Georgia leg and are expected to cross into South Carolina around Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning, continuing toward Washington, D.C. by late February.
   

4. Historic ICE hiring surge adds 12,000 as agency kicks off 2026 with major busts (theblaze.com) — One of the offenders highlighted in a recent federal immigration enforcement roundup previously had a theft-related conviction in Decatur underscoring how national ICE operations can touch local communities. The article mainly details a nationwide hiring surge at ICE and recent arrests of noncitizens with serious criminal records across multiple states.
   

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