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“They’re like brothers to us”: Family and community members advocate for the release of 19-year-olds Luis and Carlos Orta-Santoro

285 South partnered with Atlanta Community Press Collective to provide live coverage of the 2026 Midterm Election in Georgia. 

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100-year-old Korean grandma joins Georgia’s AAPI voter surge
This would be the last ballot the Suwanee senior ever cast, she told Election Day volunteer Xavier Kim.
“They Cannot Break Us”: Lawmakers make history as a blue wave crashes over Georgia
Fueled by anger over ICE, gas prices, and war – immigrant voters came out, and immigrant candidates win
Groceries, Islamophobia, Gaza: What’s driving Georgia’s Muslim Voters
Nearly 30,000 Muslim American voters in Georgia cast early ballots. They’re fueled by an array of issues.

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