these refugees, but arrivals have gradually declined yearly since 2016. In 2016, then Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued and then reneged on an executive order attempting to cease influx of Syrian refugees into the state. Additionally, as of 2019 federal funding for refugee programs has decreased and executive orders have been issued that allow states increased authority to limit resettlement, which has resulted in the downsizing of several Georgia resettlement organizations. Organizations that aid the resettlement of refugees in Clarkston include: Friends of Refugees Fugees Family International Rescue Committee of Atlanta New American Pathways World Relief Atlanta In popular culture In television Clarkston is the setting of the episode "Make Ted Great Again" in the second season of Queer Eye in 2018. Clarkston is featured in the episode "It's a Greens Thing" in the first season of Vivan Howard's PBS cooking show Somewhere South in 2020. References External links City of Clarkston official website Clarkston GA News Africans in the United States Clarkston Cities in DeKalb County, Georgia Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Refugees in the United States