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At an annual Buford Highway food drive, volunteers prepared grocery boxes for 300 families, but 500 showed up

Many families are struggling to afford groceries—and worried about the political climate. Here’s how you can help.

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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.

“Miracles do happen”

After eight months in ICE custody, Alma Bowman is released and reunited with her family and friends

Stuck in a DACA tug of war, young college educated Georgia residents’ lives are stalled

The Trump Administration has indicated it may soon accept DACA applications; but these undocumented Georgians aren't holding their breath

Detained in Georgia: Georgia’s immigration detention system and the people it affects

The latest series from 285 South's media partner WABE

“I wanted to be what my community was missing”: Maria Villarreal seeks to be the therapist she needed as a child

Born in Mexico, Maria is among a new generation of culturally sensitive therapists equipped to deal with trauma"

 At a food pantry in Buford Highway, volunteers see an increased need

The slowdown in SNAP benefits is only the latest challenge for immigrant communities, already experiencing financial stress amid federal raids and rising deportations.

“The birds are flying free”: Pain and healing at an ofrenda for Dia De Los Muertos

At Oakland Cemetery on Sunday, a remembrance of those who died while in ICE custody