Amid a federal funding freeze, local groups are doing what they can to meet a major need for newly arrived families: jobs.
“I’m really stressed,” said one man from Afghanistan. “I’m looking for a job, but there’s really no luck.”
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“We hope that we don’t have to tell them that we can’t pay the rent for March.”
Amid federal funding freeze, local refugee resettlement agency lays off staff, worried about rental payments for newly arrived families
Grandes multitudes se manifiestan en Buford Highway en apoyo a los in migrantes, mientras otros planean deportactiones
Cientos se reunieron el sábado para protestar contra las políticas antimigrantes de la administración Trump y los recientes arrestos de ICE. Cerca de allí, otros se reunieron con abogados para revisar sus opciones.
Big crowds rally on Buford Highway in support of immigrants—while others plan for deportations
Hundreds gathered on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies and recent ICE arrests. Nearby, others met with lawyers to go over their options.
Metro Atlanta families kept apart by Trump’s refugee suspension
“I can’t do nothing. It’s not my fault. But just we can wait, [and see] what will happen next,” said one Clarkston resident from Afghanistan
Tracking ICE arrests in the metro Atlanta area, and local responses
“Parents don’t want to send their kids to school anymore because school is no longer a safe place," a teacher who works at a public school in the Buford Highway corridor said.
Developing: ICE begins arrests in the Atlanta metro area. Here is what we know.
This story was updated on January 28, 2025.
Everyone is family at Ibu’s Kitchen, a charming, homestyle Indonesian cafe in Tucker
Overseen by Atlanta restaurant veteran Rina Soejoedi, Ibu’s specializes in mostly Indonesian dishes—and is set for an ambitious expansion
President Trump expected to sign Laken Riley Act into law, and Latino community members in Athens say they’re “scared” but “trying to live a normal life”
The bill was approved by the Senate on Monday, supported by both Georgia Senators, and now moves on to the House. It authorizes the arrest and detention of undocumented immigrants who have been accused of crime.
Between trips to Costco and Chick-fil-A, 12-year-old Habiba from Gaza makes herself at home in Atlanta
Injured in the Gaza war, Habiba came to the metro area for medical treatment through Heal Palestine, which has organized trips to the U.S. for 30 injured Gazan children—still just a minuscule fraction of the war’s wounded.