“The world just seems like it’s against them. So it’s really hard when the school does this on top of everything else they’re dealing with”
Cobb County parent speaks out, shaken, after conversation with principal about school walkout
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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.
At Plaza Fiesta, “no entra casi gente”
Workers and shop owners at the Latino shopping mall say business has been slow in the last year, leading to reduced hours and an uncertain future.
“This grief does not belong behind closed doors”
Residents in metro area including Decatur, downtown Atlanta gather to say: ICE OUT
“No more discussion about ICE will be permitted”
Inside the Dekalb County School Middle School advisory meeting that shut down concerns over ICE
“There’s three people that are free”: More than 3 months since the Hyundai raid, immigrant rights group secures release of workers
Still, legal support is needed to support several of the workers who are detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center.
“I like the lifestyle we had”: Following an ICE detention and voluntary departure, an Atlanta couple spends the holidays apart
Arrested earlier this year during a routine traffic stop, Jorge realized that the best way to stay in the U.S. was to leave it—at least temporarily. Now he and Adalina are looking for a way to get him back.
Press-freedom advocates sound the alarm over Yaacub Vijandre, stuck for nearly two months in ICE custody in Georgia
The Filipino photographer and activist, who'd documented pro-Palestine rallies in Texas, was a DACA recipient. The government informed him of its decision to revoke his status two weeks before arresting him.
Some wins for immigrant survivors of violence, despite slowdown in U visas
“I knew I could do better. It was just the one thing that was lacking for me to go further: my immigration status,” one survivor said.
“It’s happening to everyone, to all Afghan immigrants and refugees here”
As immigration restrictions mount, life goes on in metro Atlanta’s Afghan community, despite existential anxieties.
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.
At Plaza Fiesta, “no entra casi gente”
Workers and shop owners at the Latino shopping mall say business has been slow in the last year, leading to reduced hours and an uncertain future.
“This grief does not belong behind closed doors”
Residents in metro area including Decatur, downtown Atlanta gather to say: ICE OUT
“No more discussion about ICE will be permitted”
Inside the Dekalb County School Middle School advisory meeting that shut down concerns over ICE
“There’s three people that are free”: More than 3 months since the Hyundai raid, immigrant rights group secures release of workers
Still, legal support is needed to support several of the workers who are detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center.
“I like the lifestyle we had”: Following an ICE detention and voluntary departure, an Atlanta couple spends the holidays apart
Arrested earlier this year during a routine traffic stop, Jorge realized that the best way to stay in the U.S. was to leave it—at least temporarily. Now he and Adalina are looking for a way to get him back.
Press-freedom advocates sound the alarm over Yaacub Vijandre, stuck for nearly two months in ICE custody in Georgia
The Filipino photographer and activist, who'd documented pro-Palestine rallies in Texas, was a DACA recipient. The government informed him of its decision to revoke his status two weeks before arresting him.
Some wins for immigrant survivors of violence, despite slowdown in U visas
“I knew I could do better. It was just the one thing that was lacking for me to go further: my immigration status,” one survivor said.
“It’s happening to everyone, to all Afghan immigrants and refugees here”
As immigration restrictions mount, life goes on in metro Atlanta’s Afghan community, despite existential anxieties.