"At sunrise in Gainsville, brightly coloured taxis arrive one after another outside the gates of a chicken processing plant. It's not exactly Manhattan at rush hour but the roads of this small Georgia town, with a population approximately 35,000...
"In the wake of an immigration snafu at The University of Georgia, football commit Chester Brown has signed on to play football for the The University of Central Florida." - Daily Caller, Feb. 1, 2012 .
"Congress must make a national guest worker program that's easier for farmers to use now that states including Georgia have passed laws targeting [unauthorized] immigrants that threaten possible labor shortages in the fields, Georgia's agriculture...
CNN Video : In their spare time, university professors run an 'underground academic railroad' for undocumented students banned from Georgia higher education.
"Georgia's restaurant lobby is battling part of a new immigration law that it says is hurting member businesses by scaring away the staff. State Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Tucker) agrees that the law is "a huge drain" on the Norcross economy...
"A war has ignited between the Justice Department and several states over their controversial new immigration laws, and Republican senators are stepping into the fray, looking to prevent the Obama administration from challenging these laws as unconstitutional...
Georgia Woman Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Human Trafficking of Two Young Women from Nigeria Bidemi Bello Also Loses Her U.S. Citizenship ATLANTA- Bidemi Bello, 42, formerly of Suwanee, Ga., was sentenced today in Atlanta by U.S. District...
"In a discussion of the state's new anti-illegal immigration bill Monday, more than one member of the Hall County Board of Commissioners used the term "unfunded mandate." Commissioners' discussion of the multifaceted Illegal Immigration...
"Georgia’s tough new immigration law could have the unintended effect of making annual business license renewals and other routine transactions more costly and complicated, local government and business leaders fear." Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
"What will the effects of Georgia’s anti-immigrant law be on the state? It is true that putting an exact figure on economic losses is difficult with the remarkable diversity of agricultural products, seasonal cycles, and size and sophistication of farming...
"The impact of Georgia's illegal immigration law approaches nearly $150 million in losses, Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black testified Tuesday in Washington." WXIA-TV, Oct. 4, 2011 .
Estrada v. Becker "This case is about a Policy that the Georgia Board of Regents (“Regents”) set. The Policy requires Georgia’s three most selective colleges and universities to verify the “lawful presence” of all the students they admit. Under the Policy...
" Freedom University is proud to announce the launch of our emergency alert and response system: MELT ICE. The Mass Emergency Lookout Text for Immigration and Customs Enforcement is an Atlanta-based SMS beacon to protect undocumented students from unlawful...
"Plaintiffs have established that they are entitled to mandamus relief as a matter of law. Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED and Defendants are hereby compelled to perform their duty in applying the federal definition of lawful presence...
Vassell v. U.S. Attorney General, June 13, 2016 - "The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ruled that Winsome Vassell is deportable because she pleaded guilty to “theft by taking” in violation of Georgia Code § 16-8-2. Mrs. Vassell has filed a petition for...