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Azadeh N.
Shahshahani

ICE's Misplaced Priorities: The Numbers Speak for Themselves and the Stories Cry Out for Justice

By Azadeh N. Shahshahani, ACLU Foundation of Georgia at 4:04pm

This past Wednesday, Jessica Colotl was released from the Etowah Detention Center in Alabama and allowed to reunite with her family back in Cobb County, Georgia. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has granted Jessica deferred action on her deportation case.

Jessica is a 21-year-old smart hard working student at Kennesaw State who has worked nights in order to pay her tuition. She hopes to become a lawyer after graduating in the fall.

Time For Cobb County To Walk Away From 287(g)

By Azadeh N. Shahshahani, ACLU Foundation of Georgia at 11:40am

(Originally posted on The Marietta Daily Journal Online)

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to accept Sheriff Neil Warren's recommendation on the re-signing of the 287(g) Agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They should reconsider this decision.

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