A Dalton woman is working to raise funds to help a local 19-year-old girl currently under ICE detention. The GoFundMe created by Hannah Jones has raised $22,000 of its $30k goal. Jones says the money will be used to fund the immigration attorney and bond for Ximena Arias. She says the Dalton High School graduate…
An Italian structural composites company has selected Chattanooga for its first U.S. operations facility, investing nearly $3.8 million into the city. According to a statement from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and officials from Microtex Composites Inc., the company will create 26 new jobs. Based in Italy, the composites manufacturer has experienced rapid…
Among President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to conduct massive deportations, immigrant communities in the Tennessee Valley and surrounding areas are preparing for what his vows could look like locally. NBC reports the incoming administration intends to scrap a policy that has prevented ICE agents from arresting undocumented people at sensitive locations, including churches, schools and hospitals….