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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

“The side of hope”: Following tragedy back home, Atlanta-area Venezuelans find strength in one another

On a recent Sunday, nearly 100 volunteers gathered in Norcross to send supplies to the earthquake-ravaged country—and deepen ties in the diaspora.

For this green card holder, a walk to the dollar store turned into a frightening ICE encounter

Increasingly, federal immigration agents—empowered by a 2025 Supreme Court decision—are detaining pedestrians going about their daily business.

IN PHOTOS: Communities around the Metro tune into the ‘Beautiful Game’
Madre del condado de DeKalb —demandante en un caso sobre la ciudadanía por nacimiento— celebra el fallo de la Corte Suprema

Andrea, quien estaba embarazada cuando el presidente Trump emitió una orden ejecutiva para redefinir la ciudadanía estadounidense, se unió a una demanda que buscaba proteger la Decimocuarta Enmienda.

A Dekalb County mom—a plaintiff in a birthright citizenship case—celebrates Supreme Court ruling

Andrea was pregnant when President Trump issued an executive order redefining U.S. citizenship. She joined a lawsuit seeking to protect the 14th Amendment.

Specific ways you can support Atlanta’s immigrant and refugee communities right now

We’ve been gathering information about what concerned folks can do to support immigrant and refugee communities.

Venezuelans in Georgia come together to send food and medicine to the country after two massive earthquakes

"An outpouring of people" have come out across the metro region to respond to needs in Venezuela, expected to continue for months.

Mientras los niños corren en la cancha, los padres enfrentan la ansiedad con aceite de lavanda, técnicas de respiración y más
“I woke up in a different world”: Decatur family torn apart after ICE encounter

Marina and Igor were living a comfortable life with their four children. Now Igor, originally from Moldova, is in immigration detention, and the family is trying to stay afloat.

While kids run on the soccer pitch, parents tackle anxiety with lavender oil, breathing techniques, and more

In DeKalb County, a free soccer program for Latino kids helps parents too: through access to information—and each other.