Sophia Qureshi
Writer at 285 South
Founder of 285 South, a news publication dedicated to Atlanta's immigrant communities. Bylines @canopyatl @AtlantaMagazine @ATLHistCenter @atlciviccircle
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1 week ago |
285south.com | Sophia Qureshi
Several women incarcerated at Stewart Detention Center—an immigrant facility about two hours from Atlanta in Lumpkin, Georgia—have been transferred out of the state in the last week, their lawyers confirmed to 285 South. Though the reasons for the transfers aren’t clear, immigrant attorneys and advocates said they thought it was a response to problems of overcrowding that have long persisted at the detention center.
ICE detained a 58-year-old Georgia resident with claims to U.S. citizenship on Wednesday – 285 South
4 weeks ago |
285south.com | Sophia Qureshi
58-year-old Alma Bowman was wheeled into the Atlanta ICE Field Office by her lawyer, around 8:30am on March 26. Alma was there for her yearly check-in with ICE; she had been released from detention in 2020, and has been coming for her routine check-ins since then. Despite documents showing that Alma has claims to U.S. citizenship, her lawyer, and her two grown kids, were worried of what might happen. It turns out they had reason to be.
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1 month ago |
285south.com | Sophia Qureshi |Canopy Atlanta
Islamuddin Safi sits in the office of the Afghan American Alliance of Georgia (AAAGA), talking with the organization’s director, Shaista Amani, and her colleague Marzia Rostami. As he scrolls through his phone, occasionally showing them photos of his bodybuilding days in Afghanistan, or his late brother dressed in a military uniform, Marzia types on her laptop. She’s following up with Ross department store to see if there are any jobs there for Islamuddin or any of their other clients.
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2 months ago |
285south.com | Sophia Qureshi |Canopy Atlanta
Omar had a vision for how his life would be in the U.S.: “Find a good job, pay all my bills, and be self-sufficient,” he said. He had worked for several years as a forklift operator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, and his understanding was that, after he arrived here, he’d receive government assistance for the first few months. “My plan was to learn English and prepare myself for the conditions here in the United States,” he told 285 South with the help of a translator.
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2 months ago |
285south.com | Sophia Qureshi |Canopy Atlanta
We’re hearing from readers and community members that they’ve been feeling overwhelmed. We hear you. We get it. We’ve been gathering information and talking to folks in different nonprofits about what concerned folks can do to support immigrant and refugee communities. Here’s what we learned:Team Libertad, a nonprofit that organizes volunteers to go to the Atlanta airport and support asylum seekers who were recently released from detention, is looking for volunteers.
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Women being held at Stewart Detention Center in GA are being transferred out of state, say their lawyers. One potential reason? “Some people even don’t have a bed; they just give them a mattress, and they’re sleeping on the floor."https://t.co/E4e6HL7iao
RT @jbwashing: Another case of a US citizen taken into ICE detention. From @Sophia285South at @285SouthAtL ICE tried to deport Alma Bowman…
Alma Bowman moved to the U.S. from the Philippines when she was 10. She should have obtained U.S. citizenship from her father, says her lawyer. On March 26, she was taken to the Stewart Detention Center. https://t.co/WkGH6drsoz
