Metro Atlanta students continue walkouts as protest against ICE enforcement
The Gwinnett County students said the walkout was driven by concerns about immigration enforcement and the impact it is having on families and classmates.
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The Gwinnett County students said the walkout was driven by concerns about immigration enforcement and the impact it is having on families and classmates.
Hundreds of students across metro Atlanta have already walked out of class this week, and with more demonstrations planned, several Georgia school districts are now speaking out.
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock traveled to Minneapolis on Tuesday to visit memorials for Alex Pretti and Renee Good and to meet with faith leaders in the city.
Georgia's elected officials are speaking out after a deadly shooting by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis over the weekend.
Sen. Jon Ossoff and the mayor of Social Circle are asking for answers about a possible plan to open a large-scale detainee holding center in the small Georgia city.
Records show ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical care as the detained population has nearly doubled, and reports of neglect have mounted.
Students across metro Atlanta are set to join a nationwide walkout in solidarity with protests against the ongoing immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
Demonstrators filled a Marietta intersection calling for justice and federal reform, as organizers acknowledged an online threat made before the event.
An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Atlanta protesters demand accountability after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
A New York man has pleaded guilty to threatening the wife of a Georgia ICE deportation officer.
Journalist Mario Guevara - who was deported by ICE - says he's still reporting from abroad as Georgia leaders push back against a proposed federal immigration detention center in Social Circle.
Social Circle is one of seven cities named in an ICE proposal to turn warehouses into centers holding 5,000 to 10,000 immigrant detainees.
Advocates for people in immigrant communities experiencing domestic violence warn that widespread fear of ICE is stopping many victims from reaching out for help.
A group of senators, including Georgia's Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security stop blocking members of Congress from inspecting ICE facilities.
Republican Rep. Buddy Carter wants the Department of Homeland Security to boost federal law enforcement in Atlanta. Still, immigrant advocates and Democrats say the move could spark fear and harm communities.
An investigation led by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has uncovered dozens of reports of medical neglect in immigration detention centers nationwide.
Pastors across metro Atlanta say fear of immigration raids is keeping undocumented churchgoers from attending services.
Georgia-based journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador after more than 100 days in detainment.
A federal court has denied journalist Mario Guevara's last-minute appeal to stop his deportation to El Salvador.
The future of an El Salvadorian journalist arrested in Georgia remains uncertain as he waits for a ruling on his deportation.
A journalist arrested during a protest in metro Atlanta could be deported today after a judge reopened his immigration case.
The barbers at the Chamblee business say clients have stopped coming for haircuts because of fears over ICE arrests.
The ICE raid at Georgia's Hyundai plant has left metro Atlanta's Korean community worried about what may be coming next.
Angela Ezell says her passion for teaching students with learning disabilities and making sure they are accepted is the real reward.
As Georgia sees a drop in film and television production, Quixote, a leading industry vendor, announced that it would begin winding down its Atlanta operations.
A "hawkish" turn at the Fed and stubbornly high inflation could delay interest rate cuts, according to Bank of America economists.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius.
The Georgia Department of Transportation has delayed a major construction project that would have shut down part of Interstate 285 over the weekend.