Read the full article here. Rodney Taylor, 46, came to the United States from Liberia at age 2 for medical treatment after losing both legs. He was arrested by ICE in January and faces deportation after more than 40 years in the country. Although he received a state pardon in 2010 for a crime committed […]
Read the full article here. Over 450 people were detained in a major federal raid at a Hyundai manufacturing plant in Georgia, marking the largest workplace sweep of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. More than 300 of those detained were South Korean nationals who worked at the facility’s electric vehicle and battery plant. The South […]
Read the full article here. A national analysis reveals huge differences in asylum approval rates depending on which immigration court hears the case. While cities like San Francisco and New York grant more than half of all requests, places like Atlanta or Houston approve only 10–20%. This disparity—possibly influenced by bias and a lack of […]
Read the full article here. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order that prevents the city jail from accepting any new ICE detainees. She made the decision in response to the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, arguing that Atlanta should not be complicit in human rights abuses. Although some worry that detainees will […]
Center for Civic Innovation held this year’s first Social Studies discussion in April, 2017. The topic was undocumented immigration, featured in Creative Loafing’s cover story “In the Shadows” about metro Atlanta “Dreamers.” Read the full article here.
Read the full article here. An ICE agent approached a Decatur resident in their own driveway and questioned them, raising concerns among neighbors about immigration enforcement happening in residential areas. The incident prompted discussions about residents’ rights, the legality of such encounters, and the community’s response to increased ICE activity.
Read the full article here. Immigration raids by ICE across several U.S. cities caused a wave of fear among immigrant communities. ICE said the operations targeted people with criminal records, calling them “routine enforcement,” but many immigrants and advocates saw them as part of a tougher crackdown under President Trump. Advocacy groups responded quickly, setting up […]
Read the press release here. In 2017, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) presented its Advocacy Award to Sarah Weston Hayes Owings and Ruby Lichte Powers. The award recognizes their outstanding work promoting AILA’s federal legislative priorities and advocating for fairer immigration policies. Sarah Owings is an immigration attorney known for her strong advocacy in deportation […]
On January 30th, Sarah was interviewed on GPB about the travel ban ordered by President Trump and the resulting protest at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Listen to the interview here.
Read the article here. In response to the revised travel ban issued by the Trump administration in March 2017, hundreds of lawyers and activists across the United States mobilized quickly to challenge the measure, providing volunteer legal assistance at airports and filing lawsuits alongside organizations like the ACLU to denounce it as discriminatory. At the same […]