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285 South is a news publication centering the stories and perspectives of immigrant and refugee communities in metro Atlanta.

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In Avondale, culinary inspiration from the streets of Mumbai

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“We believe that God will make a way for us, whether here in America or somewhere else”

Parishioners gathered at Good Samaritan Haitian Alliance Church in March of 2025 to find more information about the Temporary Protected Status. Photo credit: Gabriela Henriquez Stoikow.

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“I didn’t expect it to happen in my family.”

The construction site of the Norcross Police Department, where ICE arrested several people on Tuesday. Photo credit: Sophia Qureshi

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  • Fiza Pirani

    Award-winning journalist, community organizer and manager at 285 South, metro Atlanta’s only English-language news publication dedicated to the region’s immigrant and refugee communities.

  • Sophia Qureshi

    Founder of 285 South, Atlanta’s only English-language news publication dedicated to the region’s immigrant and refugee communities. Contact me at [email protected] and learn more about my work at sophiaqureshi.com.

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