About this episode
Federal officials are intervening in wildfires in Southeast Georgia, while congressional members support protections for Haitian migrants and a community becomes a historic district.
Federal officials are stepping in to help as wildfires rage in Southeast Georgia; Members of Georgia's congressional delegation are supporting a resolution that would require the Trump Administration to extend temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants; A Black community founded by freed enslaved people after the Civil War is now an official historic district in the city of Decatur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- wildfires
- Haitian migrants
- historic district
- Georgia
- community
- federal assistance
Keywords
- wildfires
- Georgia
- Haitian migrants
- historic district
- Decatur
- federal assistance
- Trump Administration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump Administration
Places: Georgia, Southeast Georgia, Decatur
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