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BREAKING: I’ve confirmed local journalist Mario Guevara is in ICE custody. His attorneys tell me they’re getting ready to ask for bond. www.wabe.org/hispanic-rep...

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New: A metro Atlanta journalist who was detained at a protest in DeKalb County while livestreaming to his hundreds of thousands of followers is still in custody because of his immigration status. www.wabe.org/metro-atlant...

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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is threatening domestic terrorism charges for anyone who incites violence during this weekend's planned protests against the Trump administration. It wouldn’t be the first time this has happened. More: www.wabe.org/georgia-ag-t...

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Local cops tapping into flock licence plate readers for ICE Man that’s not how flock pitches people to buy their cameras www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...

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As nonprofits grapple with losing federal funding, two in Gwinnett County are teaming up to reopen a homeless shelter for women and children that had been shut down since December 2022. www.wabe.org/homeless-she...

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Georgia prosecutors in the sweeping racketeering case against activists opposed to Atlanta’s public safety training center say they have an additional 57 gigabytes worth of evidence, nearly two years after the indictment was handed down. www.wabe.org/rico-case-ag...

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In many ways, the ribbon cutting of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center had all the makings of a typical ceremony. But what wasn’t so typical was what it took to get to Tuesday’s event, four years after the facility was first announced. www.wabe.org/atlanta-publ...

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The Justice Department on Tuesday canceled hundreds of grants to community organizations and local governments, including funding for gun-violence prevention programs, crime-victim advocacy and efforts to combat opioid addiction, according to an email obtained by The Post.

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Both sides in the case against a Georgia father accused of buying the gun used by his son to kill four people at Apalachee High School last year agree his trial should be moved to another county, but where is yet to be determined. www.wabe.org/will-the-tri...

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A preliminary memo from the Trump administration proposes cutting CDC programs on gun violence, injury prevention, youth violence prevention, per CNN. After those teams were decimated by layoffs earlier this month, experts told us what the losses could mean for gun violence prevention more broadly:

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Federal authorities arrested five people in Norcross for allegedly laundering over $1 million into Jalisco New Generation — a Mexican drug cartel that’s been designated as a foreign terrorist organization under the Trump administration. www.wabe.org/new-tools-in...

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the price we pay: news.yahoo.com/news/white-h...

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Texas schools might have a new way to improve school security: drones.

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In the garden with this cutie ❤️

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UPDATE: Traffic enforcement is about to change drastically in DeKalb County.

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Families of students who survived the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School say Georgia lawmakers are not doing enough to protect children and communities from gun violence. www.wabe.org/gun-safety-a...

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🧵 I've been working on some really special stories, so here's a thread of my favorites in 2025 📻. I hope you'll follow along and share♥️ You can find all of my stories published online @wabe.org. www.wabe.org/people/chami...

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More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis found. The purges have removed information about vaccines, veterans’ care, hate crimes, scientific research and more.

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CFPB has been in GOP's crosshairs for some time, as it fought banks, gone after illegal loans and junk fees, aimed to stop data brokers from selling personal information and other pro-consumer moves. So yesterday, Trump took action. He fired the director. apnews.com/article/trum...

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No coincidence. New York Post endorsed Trump; New York Times published a critical email from Hegseth's mother. HuffPost owned by BuzzFeed, which Vivek Ramaswamy partially owns. Breitbart and OAN have long courted Trump and his allies; MSNBC has been a critic, and NPR is a frequent target of the GOP.

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Officials said they were still searching for other casualties but did not believe there were any survivors, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years.

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Bloomberg News crash liveblog pointing out that this one is already proceeding strangely.

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Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

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This story will be updated when more information is available.

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Telemundo Atlanta confirms ICE has made several arrests along Buford Highway, Chamblee and Norcross today, Jan. 26. And that they’re working with the FBI, ATF and DEA. Don’t know much about those arrested yet. www.telemundoatlanta.com/2025/01/26/a...

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Apps and ankle monitors that track asylum seekers. Databases packed with fingerprints and faces. To carry out mass deportations, President Trump's administration could access a stockpile of tools that is nearly unmatched in the Western world, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

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As Trump rolls out his immigration policies, many in Chicago fear ICE raids and deportations. The city was named a priority by Trump’s border czar. How is one immigrant neighborhood feeling, and what does the data say about how deportations affect the economy? https://buff.ly/42tKUcR

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$600 million won't be enough to end the Georgia prison crisis. A draft report we obtained spells out much more than needs to be done in a prison system where nearly 83% of guards don't stick around for a year. Fear and fatigue are driving factors. www.ajc.com/news/investi...

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Justice-impacted Atlantans discuss the impact of the campaign to limit or misinform those formerly convicted about their voting rights. Read the full story: https://buff.ly/40DpkRX

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Opponents of Atlanta’s new public safety training center are focusing their efforts elsewhere two years after Georgia State Troopers fatally shot an environmental activist. They claim 70 so-called "Cop Cities" are in various development stages nationwide. @wabe.org www.wabe.org/push-to-stop...

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A Gallup poll released in October found 64% of Americans believed there was more crime in the country than the year before. But in DeKalb County, the south precinct reportedly saw the biggest drop —or 20%— in violent crime in 2024 compared to the previous year. @wabe.org www.wabe.org/dekalb-count...

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Immigration officials can now raid churches and schools to arrest undocumented immigrants after the Trump administration scrapped a policy that protected sensitive spaces #immigration www.axios.com/2025/01/21/t...

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For all the racket raised by Republicans accusing the Biden administration of allowing violent criminals to run rampant in American cities, there is little outrage over the president’s decision to release hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters.

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My latest for @npr.org: 'A look at a pilot program in Georgia that uses 'jailbots' to track inmates' www.npr.org/2024/11/26/n...

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Update on a story I reported earlier this year: An inmate has been charged for allegedly selling drugs laced with fentanyl to a 27-year-old Army veteran, who died after ingesting them and falling and hitting his head while they were both in the DeKalb County Jail. www.wabe.org/arrest-made-...

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New: Lawyers for Colin Gray, the father of the alleged Apalachee High School shooter, told a Barrow County judge this morning he is entering a plea of not guilty and waiving formal arraignment. Gray was not in the courtroom. @wabenews.bsky.social

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Advocates for the Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative, which works to keep vulnerable residents out of jail, are celebrating after the Atlanta City Council pushed back on an attempt by the mayor’s office to not extend its contract. @wabenews.bsky.social www.wabe.org/atlanta-city...

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