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Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow

Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow is a bilingual journalist based in Atlanta, Georgia, covering local news, immigration, and healthcare.

She has previously worked at The Miami Herald, CNN, and Miami Today News, and her work has been featured at the Atlanta Business Chronicle, WABE, Rough Draft, and Documented NY. In Venezuela, she worked at the investigative journalism outlets RunRun.es and Armando.info, covering politics, human rights, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gabriela won the Atlanta Press Club’s Rising Star Award in 2025.

Gabriela's Latest Articles

“I love this country (…) and I just ask to be treated fairly,” says Rodney Taylor from Stewart Detention Center where he is facing deportation

Gwinnett county resident and double amputee issued travel documents signaling imminent removal to Liberia, as his health continues to deteriorate.

These are the bills impacting immigrants in Georgia that survived Crossover Day—or didn’t

Crossover Day is the make-or-break point for bills to have a chance of passing in each year’s legislative session. Here’s how a range of laws affecting immigrants fared.

Andres Carrillo, founder of the pop-up Cocina Pachuco, is using his cuisine to fundraise for immigrants in detention 

Born and raised in El Paso, the recently arrived chef is strengthening ties with his new home. One way he's doing that: supporting the state's immigrant communities.

Rodney Taylor struggles to use his wheelchair and prosthetic legs as health deteriorates in immigration detention, says family

Advocates and family members of Gwinnett County resident held at Stewart Detention Center, travel to Washington D.C. to raise the alarm on his case.

If you’re not a U.S. citizen, you may be asked for proof of your status here. What kind of documents should you be carrying?

Federal agents recently fined a green card holder for not having his papers with him—sparking questions about what kinds of documentation immigrants should be prepared to show. 285 South sought out three local lawyers for guidance.

“The work has become three times harder”

We speak to pro bono immigration attorney Serene Hawasli-Kashlan, legal director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta, about what it's like to do her job right now.

Refugee, Muslim, and Latino organizations push for laws to improve immigrants’ quality of life in Georgia

Among them: increased opportunities for foreign medical graduates to expanding language access in schools to repealing immigration enforcement bills

At La Mixteca Tamale House, colorful masa creations celebrate Valentine’s Day—and honor a mother’s memory

Born in Oaxaca, Rosa Lucia Hernandez launched a tamale business in 2018 to fulfill a longtime dream. After her death, Rosa’s children are keeping that dream alive.

“I cannot sit around doing nothing.”

With internet access severely restricted in Iran, solidarity rallies and social media campaigns have popped up around the Atlanta metro.

Thousands of Georgia students joined national “ICE Out” protests – and they’re not done yet

Dozens of protests were organized throughout the week, with more expected—as well as a general strike.