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Lines, delays, and desperation: Inside the appointment bottleneck at the Mexican consulate
The consulate provides crucial services for over a million Mexicans living in the Southeast. Getting an appointment can be so tough that some have resorted to paying for it.
If you’re not a U.S. citizen, you may be asked for proof of your status here. What kind of documents should you be carrying?
Federal agents recently fined a green card holder for not having his papers with him—sparking questions about what kinds of documentation immigrants should be prepared to show. 285 South sought out three local lawyers for guidance.
“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.
“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.
An afternoon at the ICNA food pantry on Memorial Drive
We sat down with Abdul Basit to talk about his work fighting food insecurity and what it’s like to do his job in the midst of mass federal cuts.
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.
SNAP benefits expected to end in November: “That’s just like another chaos and panic.”
For recently arrived refugees in Georgia, who have yet to find their footing in an unstable economic environment, cuts to food benefits add to an already burgeoning crisis of costs
Lines, delays, and desperation: Inside the appointment bottleneck at the Mexican consulate
The consulate provides crucial services for over a million Mexicans living in the Southeast. Getting an appointment can be so tough that some have resorted to paying for it.
If you’re not a U.S. citizen, you may be asked for proof of your status here. What kind of documents should you be carrying?
Federal agents recently fined a green card holder for not having his papers with him—sparking questions about what kinds of documentation immigrants should be prepared to show. 285 South sought out three local lawyers for guidance.
“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.
“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.
An afternoon at the ICNA food pantry on Memorial Drive
We sat down with Abdul Basit to talk about his work fighting food insecurity and what it’s like to do his job in the midst of mass federal cuts.
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.
SNAP benefits expected to end in November: “That’s just like another chaos and panic.”
For recently arrived refugees in Georgia, who have yet to find their footing in an unstable economic environment, cuts to food benefits add to an already burgeoning crisis of costs
