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Immigration and Refugees

Trump threatens DACA, thousands of lives on the line

Media reports are swirling that Trump will end DACA, threatening the ability of hundreds of thousands of young people to pursue higher education and obtain employment. As the Trump administration continues to ingratiate itself with white supremacists, it may be up to Congress to uphold the very low bar that this country not actively promote a white supremacist agenda. Are Congressional Republicans up for the task? DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is a

Environment

Rep. Buddy Carter may take more heat at town halls

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter is hosting town hall meetings this week all across his district — which stretches from Savannah all the way down the coast to the Florida-Georgia line — and is likely to face criticism from constituents if the last round of town halls are any indication. Earlier this year, he held town halls that were open to the public, and faced significant criticism from constituents concerned about a range of issues, including

Immigration and Refugees

Sen. Perdue champions anti-immigrant RAISE Act

Georgia’s Sen. David Perdue and Donald Trump today announced the anti-immigrant, anti-refugee RAISE Act, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to promote xenophobic policies. With the explicit goal of cutting overall immigration by half and capping limits on refugees able to get permanent residency to 50,000 per year, this RAISE Act builds on an identically named policy floated by Sen. Perdue along with Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton earlier this year. Sen. Cotton is also

Criminal Justice

Human rights lawyer Azadeh Shahshahani on anti-immigrant policies under Trump

An Augusta-area Mosque receives threats of extreme violence, the Muslim Ban 3.0 partially goes into effect and funding for the border wall passes a major hurdle in Congress, with the help of Georgia’s congress members. The political landscape continues to pose challenges for immigrants and refugees, and the consequences are felt intimately by many families concerned about increases in violence and threats of deportation. However, not all these threats are new, even as many are

Candidate Recruitment

Keep up the Resistance

Last weekend, activists marched in Atlanta, as well as about 30 other cities across the United States, calling for Trump’s impeachment. Since Trump was elected, there have been countless protests. The Women’s March, protests against Trump’s executive order to prevent Muslims and refugees from entering the country and marches against his draconian immigration policies, just to name a few. The New York Times called the will to resist Trump “reflexively efficient.” However, it’s also been

Immigration and Refugees

Two more deaths highlight inhumane ICE detention centers

On both Monday and Tuesday this week, immigrants died in ICE facilities in Georgia. This comes only weeks after multiple groups published reports detailing the dangerous conditions of immigrant detention centers in Georgia and around the country. In early May, Human Rights Watch and Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) published reports showing that at least seven immigrants had died as a result of negligence of medical care, over the past few years.