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Timothy Pratt

Timothy Pratt is a Gwinnett-based reporter covering immigration, the environment, Cop City, policing, soccer and more. His work has appeared in the NY Times, the Guardian, the Economist, AP, Reuters, others.

Timothy's Latest Articles

DACA recipient and photojournalist Ya'akub Vijandre, who was detained by ICE over social media posts, poses in front of library. (Courtesy of Yaa'kub Vijandre's family)
DACA recipient, photojournalist detained by ICE over social media posts
Pam Noud, founder of the Food Commune in Atlanta, Georgia, helps shoppers amid SNAP benefit cuts on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Jesse Pratt López)
‘We still have to eat’: Communities respond to SNAP fund cuts

1.4 million Georgians face challenges feeding their families as the Trump administration cuts SNAP benefits. Atlanta community members are stepping up to fill the gap.

Two women with their backs to the camera order off a menu on a TV above their heads. Another woman—the cashier—looks at them as they make their decisions.
‘We’ll be here until God wants us to be’: Venezuelans in Georgia live with uncertainty, ‘persecution’

As a result of increasing pressure from the Trump administration and ICE, many Venezuelans in Georgia have uncertain futures.

Entrance to Emory University, which recently cut it's DEI programming and terminated a faculty member for a Facebook post about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
‘Crossing a line:’ Emory University cuts DEI and fires faculty over Charlie Kirk post

At Emory's first senate meeting of new school year, interim president Leah Ward Sears gave non-answers about cutting DEI and firing faculty for Facebook posts.

An older Black woman in an orange shirt sits at a table and holds her head in her left hand.
‘House of the Lord forever:’ What happened at Old Wheat St. and what lies ahead for Atlanta’s homeless camps?

In the wake of Cornelius Taylor’s death, Atlanta navigates the homelessness crisis with a new plan. But do its goals serve residents?