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Venezuelans in Georgia come together to send food and medicine to the country after two massive earthquakes
"An outpouring of people" have come out across the metro region to respond to needs in Venezuela, expected to continue for months.
“I woke up in a different world”: Decatur family torn apart after ICE encounter
Marina and Igor were living a comfortable life with their four children. Now Igor, originally from Moldova, is in immigration detention, and the family is trying to stay afloat.
Humidity, tough times, or the World Cup – nothing stopped community members from showing up for World Refugee Day
People who came to Georgia as refugees face cuts to food benefits, Medicaid, and more. But spirits remained high at the annual celebration in Clarkton on Saturday.
Update: Georgia GOP lawmakers backtrack on redistricting
A special legislative session to redraw Georgia’s maps had sparked fierce pushback from voting rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers.
World Cup: Community members gather across metro region, cheering on for their teams
Members of the Mexican and Brazilian communities came together on opposite sides of Atlanta to cheer on their teams.
“There are days when we don’t sell anything,” say business owners at Plaza Las Americas in Lilburn
Low sales are forcing many shop tenants at the Latino shopping mall to reconsider their future
Five Years After Atlanta Spa Shooting, AAPI Community Faces Stalled Trial, Fading Support
On the final day of January this year, Kim sat stoically in a Fulton County courtroom, watching Robert Aaron Long and his legal team.
After 15 months in immigrant detention, Rodney Taylor is back home—but is still fighting for those left behind
“The Lord has for me what he has for me. He put it in my heart, in my spirit to continue this fight, so I’m not fearful of anything,” Rodney said.
ICE has two offices in downtown Atlanta. Amary Sall arrived for an appointment at the wrong one—and was deported
Amary and his wife, Gail, had recently opened a restaurant in Decatur. Now she's left to pick up the pieces of their life.
Venezuelans in Georgia come together to send food and medicine to the country after two massive earthquakes
"An outpouring of people" have come out across the metro region to respond to needs in Venezuela, expected to continue for months.
“I woke up in a different world”: Decatur family torn apart after ICE encounter
Marina and Igor were living a comfortable life with their four children. Now Igor, originally from Moldova, is in immigration detention, and the family is trying to stay afloat.
Humidity, tough times, or the World Cup – nothing stopped community members from showing up for World Refugee Day
People who came to Georgia as refugees face cuts to food benefits, Medicaid, and more. But spirits remained high at the annual celebration in Clarkton on Saturday.
Update: Georgia GOP lawmakers backtrack on redistricting
A special legislative session to redraw Georgia’s maps had sparked fierce pushback from voting rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers.
World Cup: Community members gather across metro region, cheering on for their teams
Members of the Mexican and Brazilian communities came together on opposite sides of Atlanta to cheer on their teams.
“There are days when we don’t sell anything,” say business owners at Plaza Las Americas in Lilburn
Low sales are forcing many shop tenants at the Latino shopping mall to reconsider their future
Five Years After Atlanta Spa Shooting, AAPI Community Faces Stalled Trial, Fading Support
On the final day of January this year, Kim sat stoically in a Fulton County courtroom, watching Robert Aaron Long and his legal team.
After 15 months in immigrant detention, Rodney Taylor is back home—but is still fighting for those left behind
“The Lord has for me what he has for me. He put it in my heart, in my spirit to continue this fight, so I’m not fearful of anything,” Rodney said.
ICE has two offices in downtown Atlanta. Amary Sall arrived for an appointment at the wrong one—and was deported
Amary and his wife, Gail, had recently opened a restaurant in Decatur. Now she's left to pick up the pieces of their life.