In a previous life, Mohammad Al Qadri was an auto mechanic and police officer in Syria. Today, the tall and thin 45-year-old man owns his own business, The Best Works Auto Care Center, near Roswell’s City Hall.
Al Qadri arrived as a refugee in Georgia on June 29, 2016 with the resettlement agency New American Pathways. He’s part of a group that’s shrinking due to White House immigration policies restricting refugee arrivals.
With fewer refugees coming to Georgia compared to just a few years ago, resettlement agencies in metro Atlanta are spending more resources on immigrants, refugees and community members already here.
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