Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Metro Atlanta communities.
285 South spoke with children of farmworkers who gathered at the Georgia Capitol; many described steps their families were taking to protect themselves from immigration officials.
Many immigrants from Haiti are here under Temporary Protected Status, which covers people from countries experiencing violence or disaster—and which the Trump administration has taken aim at.
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.
“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
“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.
This story was updated on January 28, 2025.
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