Laura Benshoff

The holiday is the latest in a string of moves by City Council to boost profiles and protections for Philly’s 16,000 domestic workers.

With thousands of fewer child care spots for kids, many parents trying to rejoin the workforce or being pulled back to offices are being stymied.

“What we saw was against humanity,” said Numa St. Louis, a Haitian-American Philadelphia resident, of the scene in Del Rio, Texas.

Despite steep odds, advocates are seizing the moment with urgency — fearing a window is closing to normalize the status of millions of immigrants.

Effects range from service cuts to an added strain on existing workers, with some municipal operations struggling to function in their basic duties.

At least six people were shot in the Fern Rock section of North Philadelphia near Broad Street and Chew Avenue on Monday afternoon, multiple news outlets report.

Residents reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Ida can now get help applying for federal and state aid in their own communities.

The lack of safety net in the undocumented immigrant community pushed many towards other jobs. But vacancies in restaurants also gave them newfound leverage.

The journey here is the first step in a still-evolving process for vetting, supporting, and resettling those who managed to flee life under the Taliban.

The Meet the Need Coalition surveyed more than 350 current or past recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; many found it too restrictive.

Local Afghan immigrants describe anguish over the situation in their home country, as the Taliban has rapidly taken control after 20 years of U.S. occupation.

The BDCC joins major pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens, in offering the boosters to help curb the risk of the delta variant for people who are medically vulnerable.