RIVERDALE, Ga. - State Rep. Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) has issued a statement after misidentifying the location of an alleged ICE arrest in Riverdale this week. The representative is now saying the arrests took place at Riverdale's Home Depot. Read full statement below:

"This week, members of our community were taken into custody by agents of ICE at the Riverdale Home Depot.I want to correct an earlier statement I made:

I had mistakenly reported that our neighbors were detained at the Walmart in Riverdale. I apologize for the confusion, and I hope no harm has been done to Walmart’s reputation as a result. While I remain critical of their alleged labor practices—such as failing to pay living wages, withholding full-time benefits and resisting efforts to improve working conditions—this mist

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