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Students from Central Gwinnett High School stand on the sidewalk outside the school building on Jan. 30, 2026, as part of a nationwide student walkout over ICE actions in Minneapolis and other cities across the country. (Maya Omar)

Central Gwinnett High School students are “doing it scared:” Inside the student-led ICE walkout

Minutes before the 1:30 p.m. student walkout against ICE at Central Gwinnett High School (CGHS) on Friday, Rejhana Dedić, an organizer and friend, texted me, “It’s better to do it […]

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Cellphone with logo of American video surveillance company Flock Safety in front of business website. Focus on center-left of phone display. Atlanta police have used Flock cameras in immigration-related searches.
Atlanta police searched license plate reader network for immigrants, records show

The Atlanta Police Department said that it “has not assisted any federal law enforcement agencies with immigration enforcement activities this year,” but records reveal that on at least 15 occasions, investigators scoured thousands of cameras to track migrants. 

Two protestors at the No Kings 2 rally in Atlanta hold their hands
‘No Kings’? Agreed, but Atlanta organizers question protest’s efficacy

While many heralded the rally and march as crucial to upholding democracy, others critiqued it as insufficient to meet a moment requiring great change.

Atlantans gather in front of the Israeli consulate in Midtown Atlanta to protest the genocide in Gaza on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Atlantans protest, reflect on 2 years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza ahead of ceasefire
A group of smiling protestors hold up signs in support of immigration, reading "Immigrants Make America Great" and "Proud Child of an Immigrant." The subject of the photo, a man standing at the front of the crowd, holds up the flag of El Salvador.
A life in the shadows: Confronting the challenges of immigration

ACPC spoke with family members of immigrants who have attempted to get citizenship about the process' difficulties.

Community members march through Downtown Atlanta on May Day to protest the Trump Administration's policies impacting working-class people.
May Day in Atlanta: Photos of the ‘Stop the Billionaire Agenda’ rally

Hundreds rally in support of workers' and immigrants' rights during the May Day Atlanta "Stop the Billionaire Agenda" Protest

A woman stands at a rally holding a sign that says, "No one is illegal on stolen land."
Why we protest: Voices of those fighting back during Trump’s first days in office

ACPC spoke to some of the hundreds of people who showed up in Gainesville, Georgia, in support of the immigrant community.

A group of protesters make their way toward the 2022 Confederate Memorial Day rally at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Stone Mountain braces for neo-confederate rally
Keynote panelists Savannah Paterson (left) and Umaymah Mohammad (center) discuss the repression of protests during the Imaginary Crimes Tour on April 4 in Atlanta. (John Arthur Brown)
Imaginary Crimes Tour: Stop Cop City movement seeks to build national solidarity against police militarization
A remembrance table at the Mourning Our Losses event to memorialize those who died of COVID-19 while in Georgia prisons.
Mourning Our Losses: A night of remembrance and resistance at South Bend Park