Georgia’s coastal region has seen high-profile immigration enforcement actions in recent months.
A horse-drawn carriage crosses Broughton Street in downtown Savannah in this 2024 photo. Organizers canceled a Hispanic parade set to take place later this month along Broughton, the city’s main retail corridor. (Rosana Lucia for the AJC)
SAVANNAH ― Latinos on the Georgia coast won’t dance, sing and celebrate their heritage along downtown Savannah’s Broughton Street later this month at the annual Hispanic Heritage Parade.
Instead, they’ll gather in a hotel ballroom for a much smaller — and organizers hope more comfortable and safer — celebration.
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Adam Van Brimmer is a journalist who covers politics and Coastal Georgia news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.