Emily Neil is a WHYY News reporter covering Bucks and Montgomery counties. She has been working as a journalist in the Philadelphia region since 2018.
Her work has been published in WHYY News, Billy Penn, Generocity, IJNET, ¡Presente! Media, Religion News Service and The Trace, among other outlets. Emily is also the co-host of “El Café de la Tarde,” a weekly Spanish-language show for Philatinos Radio in South Philly.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Emily received her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia Journalism School in 2016. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern studies and a minor in Spanish and Latin American studies from Barnard College in 2014.
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Philadelphia advocates call on Sheriff Rochelle Bilal to keep ICE out of courthouse
Bilal said her office does not cooperate with immigration enforcement officers, and said she has no authority over what happens outside of the Criminal Justice Center.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers push for new clean up law, a year after Upper Makefield pipeline leak
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Sisters team up to explore the lives of Black women in Revolution-era New Jersey
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Advocacy groups offer guidance on your rights for documenting, interacting with ICE
Fears of an intensified crackdown in Philadelphia have sparked increased interest about how to interact with immigration enforcement agents and document ICE activity.
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Parady La died Jan. 9 while in ICE custody. La was hospitalized after being held at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia.
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