405 criminal foreign nationals jailed in Glynn County in 2026 to date
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By Pamela Permar-Shierling
More than 400 criminal foreign nationals have been arrested and jailed in Glynn County in just the first nine months of 2026.
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has requested the Glynn County jail honor 178 deportation detainers so far in 2026.
Glynn County and ICE removed a total of 161 criminal illegal aliens from the County in 2025.
Serious crimes committed by criminal illegal aliens in Glynn County included rape, child molestation, battery, child cruelty, aggravated assault, incest, DUI, hit-and-run, identity theft, drug possession with intent to distribute, and terroristic threats and acts.
A total of 98 noncitizens were arrested and booked in Glynn County in the first quarter of 2026, followed by a record total of 214 foreign nationals in the second quarter.
According to the latest Glynn County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) report released last week, an additional 93 foreign nationals were arrested and jailed locally for crimes during the third quarter of this year.
Over the three quarters, the GCSO made LESC inquiries on 292 of the noncitizen inmates to the national Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC).
Through its National Crime Information Center, the LESC validates ICE records and confirms criminal and administrative warrants and deported felon lookouts.
The Glynn County jail honored 60 ICE holds in the first quarter of this year.
Of the 307 noncitizen inmates in the second and third quarters, ICE issued detainer requests for 118, with 58 in the second quarter and another 60 in the third quarter.
The 98 foreign-born inmates in the Glynn County jail in the first quarter represented 18 countries. Fifty-one percent (48 inmates) were Mexican nationals, 16 percent (15 inmates) were from Guatemala and 11 percent (10 inmates) were from Honduras.
Five countries had two inmates each in the Glynn County jail, including Uruguay, China, India, Jamaica, and Nicaragua.
Criminal foreign nationals in the second quarter came from 21 countries.
Fifty-eight percent (66 inmates) arrested and jailed in Glynn County were from Mexico.
Guatemalans made up the second highest percent of foreign nationals in the county jail at 8 percent (9 inmates).
India and Venezuela each had five inmates. Four foreign nationals were from Jamaica. Peru and Honduras were the country of origin for three inmates each.
Eighteen countries were represented in GSCO third quarter bookings.
During the third quarter, 49 percent (45 inmates) of foreign nationals arrested and jailed in Glynn County were from Mexico.
Guatemalans again made up the second highest group of foreign nationals in the county jail at 14 percent (13 inmates).
Honduras was the country of origin for 14 percent (13 inmates) during the third quarter.
Jamaica and Germany had three inmates each, while Venezuela and China each had two.
GSCO reported one criminal alien each from Lebanon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guyana, Cuba, El Salvador, Haiti, Chile, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Taiwan.
Neighboring Camden County has honored 138 ICE detainer requests in 2026 to date.
Liberty County had 27 ICE holds over the same period, Long County had ten, and Chatham reported 325 federal immigration detainers.
Bryan County did not post its third quarter report as of October 26, 2026. Bryan had 31 ICE holds over the first two quarters.
Effingham County posted only its third quarter data with 16 criminal illegal aliens on ICE detainers between July and September.
Neighboring Wayne County reported 47 ICE holds combined for the second and third quarters of 2026. First quarter data was not posted.
The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024 requires county jails and municipal detention facilities to submit quarterly reports on the number of foreign nationals arrested, number of ICE inquiries, and number of ICE holds issued.
The 2024 law requires that each jurisdiction in Georgia, “shall, on the official public website used by the department, publish a report of aggregate data on the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of inmates who are confined under the authority of the department who are not citizens of the United States and to whom the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland Security has issued immigration detainer notices as such term is defined in Code Section 42-4-16. Each report shall include the total number of inmates who are not citizens of the United States; provided, however, that any inmates who are citizens of both the United States and one or more other countries shall be designated as such as a separate category. Such report shall be first published on October 1, 2024, and every 90 days thereafter.”
According to the statute, this public reporting requirement applies to, “the commissioner if a person is in physical custody at a penal institution, the sheriff if a person is in physical custody at a county jail, the warden if a person is in physical custody at county correctional institution, and the chief of police if a person is in physical custody at a municipal detention facility.”
An annual immigration compliance report must also be submitted to the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts by December 31.
Not all Georgia cities and counties comply with the new state law two years after it became effective.
As of October 26, 2026, the southeast Georgia counties of Charlton, McIntosh, Bulloch, Brantley, and Pierce do not publish the data on their websites.
