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    • Immigration

    Here are the bills affecting immigrants that passed — or failed — during Georgia’s legislative session

  1. A white cylindrical tank with black lettering stating Stewart Detention Center.
    • Immigration Detention

    Woman who assisted in federal abuse investigation arrested at Atlanta airport and deported days later

  2. A hand holds a phone
    • Immigration

    A Rohingya man in New York died under mysterious circumstances— his relatives in Georgia are grappling with the loss

  3. A group of people draped in Venezuelan flags pose for a photo at a rally on Atlanta's Beltline.
    • Latin America

    'Our greatest wish is to return home': Venezuelans rally in support of US military action

  4. Yaacub Vijandre, wearing a bandana around his head and a keffiyeh on his shoulders. He is standing in a crowd of protesters
    • Immigration Detention

    Press freedom advocates sound alarm over Yaacub Vijandre, stuck for over two months in ICE custody in Georgia

  5. A group of people stand in front of a black wire gate outside a detention facility.
    • Immigration Detention

    After 8 months in ICE custody in Georgia, Alma Bowman is released

    • Immigration

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

  6. Ghazala Hashmi on April 25, 1977, after winning a top honor at the Optimist Club International Oratorical Contest in Atlanta.
    • Election

    The first Muslim woman in the country to win statewide office has Georgia roots

    • Immigration

    Back in El Salvador, journalist Mario Guevara speaks about future of MG News in Atlanta

    • Immigration

    Gainesville resident pulled over for cracked windshield now in ICE detention — and, his family says, at risk

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