Sophia Qureshi

Decatur

Founder of @285SouthAtL, a news publication dedicated to Atlanta's immigrant communities. Bylines @canopyatl @AtlantaMagazine @ATLHistCenter @atlciviccircle

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Red streaks spotted, explosions heard amid total blackout in Nagrota

1 month ago | dnaindia.com | Sophia Qureshi |Vikram Misri |Vyomika Singh |Op Sindoor

In violation to the ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan, the latter directed drone attacks at various Jammu and Kashmir cities. Meanwhile, red streaks were spotted and explosions were heard as India's air defence intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackout in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota. May 10, 2025 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah slammed Pakistan over ceasefire violation. Taking to 'X', he wrote, "This is no ceasefire.
Hours after ceasefire violation, explosions heard amid blackout in Udhampur

1 month ago | dnaindia.com | Sophia Qureshi |Vikram Misri |Vyomika Singh |Op Sindoor

LATESTWEBSTORYTRENDINGPHOTOSVIDEOSENTERTAINMENTINDIAHours after the DGMO of India and Pakistan held talks over phone and ceasefire was agreed upon amid the current situation of the ongoing military clashes between the two countries, loud explosions were heard in Jammu and Kashmir's capital Srinagar.
Total blackout in Punjab's Firozpur

1 month ago | dnaindia.com | Sophia Qureshi |Vikram Misri |Vyomika Singh |Op Sindoor

India-Pakistan War: Explosions heard across Srinagar, says J-K CM Omar Abdullah What are the conditions of ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan? DNA Verified: Did Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan die in judicial custody? Truth is... Meet IIT, JNU grad who cleared UPSC exam in second attempt with AIR 86, now married to IPS officer, he is... This Indian-origin scientist became 'father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb,' was accused of stealing..., his name...
Arrests are up, deportations are (maybe) down: An expert helps us parse the government's confusing immigration numbers. – 285 South

1 month ago | 285south.com | Sophia Qureshi

Austin Kocher spends around 12 hours a day looking at immigration data sets, submitting open records requests, and sharing what he’s learning—in op-eds and academic papers, essays on his Substack, and posts to the social media platform X. A research professor at Syracuse University, Kocher has spent the past decade focusing on understanding immigration enforcement—how it works, and why.
Dynamic Onboarding: The Key to Optimizing Customer Experience and Fraud Prevention in the Financial Services Sector

1 month ago | workflowotg.com | Sophia Qureshi

Optimizing account onboarding processing at speed and at scale is paramount for financial institutions today. Technology has raised expectations for exceptional digital experiences and consumers and businesses expect to open an account within minutes, and oftentimes with instant funding. The problem is that fraudsters are also moving at speed.
Attorneys report their female clients at Stewart Detention Center...

2 months 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

Mar 28, 2025 | 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.
Amid a federal funding freeze, local groups are doing what they can to meet a major need for newly arrived families: jobs. – 285 South

Feb 26, 2025 | 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.
“We hope that we don’t have to tell them that we can’t pay the rent for March." – 285 South

Feb 18, 2025 | 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.
Specific ways people are supporting immigrant and refugee communities right now. – 285 South

Feb 5, 2025 | 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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Sophia Qureshi @Sophia285South

6 May 25

" There’s more ICE activity and the whole detention system is growing. A lot of the group that’s growing the most are immigrants without any criminal history." Read our Q&A w/ @ackocher who's been tracking immigration enforcement for almost a decade. https://t.co/Dd9viVnxz9

Sophia Qureshi @Sophia285South

15 Apr 25

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

Sophia Qureshi @Sophia285South

31 Mar 25

RT @jbwashing: Another case of a US citizen taken into ICE detention. From @Sophia285South at @285SouthAtL ICE tried to deport Alma Bowman…

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Articles

Red streaks spotted, explosions heard amid total blackout in Nagrota

Hours after ceasefire violation, explosions heard amid blackout in Udhampur

Total blackout in Punjab's Firozpur

Arrests are up, deportations are (maybe) down: An expert helps us parse the government's confusing immigration numbers. – 285 South

Dynamic Onboarding: The Key to Optimizing Customer Experience and Fraud Prevention in the Financial Services Sector

Attorneys report their female clients at Stewart Detention Center...

ICE detained a 58-year-old Georgia resident with claims to U.S. citizenship on Wednesday – 285 South

Amid a federal funding freeze, local groups are doing what they can to meet a major need for newly arrived families: jobs. – 285 South

“We hope that we don’t have to tell them that we can’t pay the rent for March." – 285 South

Specific ways people are supporting immigrant and refugee communities right now. – 285 South

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