Immigration Enforcement

Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Metro Atlanta communities.

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.

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“I think we’re going to need all the support that we can get in the next four years”

The returning president has promised mass deportations, expanded workplace raids, and a crackdown on protest. Here’s how some Atlanta-area immigrant-rights groups are getting their communities organized.

“ICE team will come and get you”: Fake text messages threaten members of Atlanta’s Latino community with deportation

Since the presidential election, menacing messages, bogus flyers, and threats to schoolchildren are on the rise—in the Atlanta metro area and around the country.