Outside the gates of ICE, where hope and home so often collide, I witnessed once again how love—and the dignity it affirms—can make a home even in the shadow of exile.
On a stretch of sidewalk outside Atlanta’s ICE office, a quiet revolution unfolds—where tenderness becomes resistance, and love dares to show up, morning after morning.
The second Trump administration is rapidly reshaping immigration policy. Join Dr. Austin Kocher for a critical look at what’s happening, what’s at stake, and how we can respond.
Every weekday morning, volunteers with Casa Alterna’s Compassionate Compas offer presence, solidarity, and hope outside the Atlanta Immigration Court and ICE field office, bearing witness to the stories of those navigating a broken system and reminding them they are not alone.
As the incoming administration plans to centralize power and deepen harm to immigrant communities, Casa Alterna stands firm, combining resistance with radical hospitality to create a sustainable and loving response.