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News Articles: Immigration

Luma Mufleh sits down with students at the Fugees Academy.

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  • Education

'Accomplishing The Impossible' Through The Fugees Academy

When Luma Mufleh moved from Jordan to the United States in 1994 to attend Smith College, she didn’t imagine she’d ever be running a full-fledged school...

October 29, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
The middle school students of the Global Village Project during a visit to the Tubman African American Museum in Macon.

For Learning English, A Song Of Freedom

Learning English is not easy. That can be true even for immigrants to the United States who have had the benefit of the best education available in the...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
In this photo provided by U.S.People who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Inside A Georgia ICE Immigration Facility

On this edition of Political Rewind, the Trump administration issues new rules designed to further reduce the number of immigrants seeking new lives in...

August 23, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
This April 13, 2009 photo shows a detainee at Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga., leaving the cafeteria after lunch to go back to their living units.

Man Detained At Georgia Immigrant Detention Center Dies

A man has died in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a Georgia immigration detention center. Pedro Arriago-Santoya, 44, was...

July 26, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, Ga is a natural gas plant capable of producing in excess of 2,500 MWs, enough energy to power approximately 625,000 homes.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Planning For The Future Of Georgia's Energy

On this edition of Political Rewind, the Public Service Commission is preparing to vote on a power plan that will determine how the state generates...

July 15, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Migrant children walk on the grounds of the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Homestead, Fla. A coalition of religious groups and immigrant advocates said they want the Homestead detention center closed.

HHS Looking To Atlanta For New Child Migrant Shelter

As the controversy over how unaccompanied migrant children are being housed continues, the Department of Health and Human Services is looking for real...

July 02, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Migrants watch clashes with U.S. border agents, seen from Tijuana, Mexico.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Trump Tweets Keep Georgia Immigration Community On Edge

On this edition of Political Rewind, the immigration community takes a sigh of relief after President Donald Trump temporarily delayed plans to round...

June 24, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
President Trump speaks to reporters on June 18, 2019, the day he tweeted that the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants would soon begin. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has said a more modest 2,000 will be targeted.

Kept Or Not, Trump's Immigration Promises Change Lives

Most weekdays, Ana wraps up cleaning houses around 4 and gets in her car. That’s when she starts her second job: cruising the streets of Houston County...

June 23, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The CD booklet for Beto Cacao's new album provides all lyrics in both Spanish and English.

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  • Music

'Undocorridos': Athens Resident Gives A New Name To A Mexican Musical Tradition

"Corridos" are a traditional form of storytelling through song, which became widely popular during the Mexican Revolution. They often tell stories of...

June 18, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Jesse Nighswonger

Georgia's Fort Benning Will Not Be Used To House Migrant Children

The federal government will not be opening a facility to house migrant children in Georgia after initially considering the state. Fort Benning, near...

June 12, 2019
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt and
  • Associated Press
Rep. Doug Collins (R-9) joins Political Rewind to talk through the current issues on Capitol Hill and his work as the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committe.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Rep. Doug Collins On Capitol Hill Issues, Washington Dysfunction

Today on Political Rewind, Rep. Doug Collins has found himself in the national spotlight as a key defender of President Trump and as the ranking member...

June 07, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, is greeted by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife Marty, as they arrive on Air Force One at Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Benning, Ga., Friday, March 8, 2019.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Fort Benning Could House Immigrant Children

On this edition of Political Rewind, federal officials visit Fort Benning to explore whether the massive military base would be a suitable location for...

June 05, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Downtown Macon, Georgia

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  • Economy

Atlanta, Macon And Most US Cities Aren't 'Full' – So Why Does President Trump Say They Are?

Following a recent visit to the border with Mexico, President Donald Trump said the United States is " full ." " Can't take you anymore ," Trump said. ...

April 30, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • News

"On Second Thought" For Monday, Feb. 18, 2019

Millions of Americans are teetering on the brink of poverty, according to a new report from Prosperity Now that says 40 percent of all U.S. households –...

February 18, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 4 more
Freedom U provides free college-level classes, college application assistance, and movement leadership development for undocumented students in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Staff At Atlanta's Freedom University Respond to Immigration, Border Wall Debate

The federal government remains open. President Trump has declared a state of emergency to build a border wall, and the structure's future is now up to...

February 18, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera
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