Cities and Towns. Today, Richmond County contains three incorporated municipalities: Augusta (the second largest city in Georgia, with a population of 195,182 in 2000), Hephzibah (population 3,880), and Blythe (population 718). Augusta and Richmond County have a consolidated government.
The IIRIRA authorized the Immigration and Naturalization Service to use secret evidence against aliens in various immigration proceedings if the evidence is deemed classified and the INS considers it relevant to the case.
Also known as the Johnson-Reid Act, the Immigration Act of 1924 ended further immigration from Japan, while restricting the number of immigrants to the U.S. from southern and eastern Europe.