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“The work has become three times harder”

We speak to pro bono immigration attorney Serene Hawasli-Kashlan, legal director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta, about what it's like to do her job right now.

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“We are stuck”: With SNAP and Medicaid benefits cuts, refugee families in Clarkston on edge

Following legislation passed last year, almost all immigrants and refugees in the U.S. lost access to crucial food and healthcare support. Here's how two families are coping.

Refugee, Muslim, and Latino organizations push for laws to improve immigrants’ quality of life in Georgia

Among them: increased opportunities for foreign medical graduates to expanding language access in schools to repealing immigration enforcement bills

For this 17-year-old high school student, the fight to stop ICE is not just political—it’s personal

A few dozen students gathered at a Lawrenceville park on Friday, determined to keep the protests going.

ICE opens satellite field office south of Atlanta
“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

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.

En Plaza Fiesta, conocida como el corazón de la comunidad hispana en Georgia, “casi no entra gente”

Trabajadores y dueños de tiendas del centro comercial latino dicen que el negocio ha estado lento durante el último año, lo que ha provocado reducción de horarios y un futuro incierto

 At a diverse DeKalb high school, students join nationwide protests against immigration crackdown

Among the reasons to protest on Tuesday were "my dad got deported” and "keeping the future of our country in tact"

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.