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Los Cuatro Soles restaurant in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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South Philly Mexican businesses come together to raise COVID-19 relief funds

Philly is at risk of losing the restaurants that make its food scene what it is. A new GoFundMe campaign aims to help businesses survive.

5 days ago

An L.E.D. truck displaying messages expressing concern over the continuing mass deportations of Black immigrants drives past the White House
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Politics & Policy

Democrats unveil sweeping immigration bill

The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress is uncertain.

7 days ago

Jesus Angel Juarez Pantoja is one of 18 medically vulnerable immigrants in Pennsylvania who is at risk of being re-arrested during the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Jesus Angel Juarez Pantoja)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Medically vulnerable immigrants in Pa. face possible re-detention, advocates say

Eighteen medically vulnerable immigrants could be re-arrested and sent to Pennsylvania jails while the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, their attorneys say.

1 week ago

In this Aug. 30, 2019, file photo, migrants, many of whom were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration's
Politics & Policy

Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US

The move is a major step toward dismantling one of former President Donald Trump's most consequential policies to deter asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S.

2 weeks ago

President Joe Biden signs an executive order in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Keystone Crossroads
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Biden’s executive orders to examine policies affecting thousand of Pennsylvania immigrants

Local immigrants and activists have greeted Biden’s more measured approach with a mixture of hope and cynicism.

3 weeks ago

US President Joe Biden
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Politics & Policy

Here are the immigration actions President Biden plans to sign

President Biden is set to sign a series of executive actions on Tuesday.

3 weeks ago

Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
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En South Philly, three immigrant mothers came together to form una ‘bonita familia’

Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.

4 weeks ago

Listen 5:29
Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
Community
Version en Español

En la calle Wolf tres mujeres, inmigrantes, se juntan para armar una ‘bonita familia’

Las mujeres representan una proporción mayor de inmigrantes que se establecen en los EE. UU. En Filadelfia, tres madres comparten recursos para prosperar.

4 weeks ago

Listen 5:29
Marta and her daughter, Krishna, hug one another lovingly in their living room. Marta was only able to bring Krishna to the United States, leaving her two sons behind in Guatemala. | Marta y su hija, Krishna, se abrazan en su sala de estar. Marta solo pudo traer a Krishna a los Estados Unidos, dejando a sus dos hijos en Guatemala. (Tony Rocco/WHYY)
Community
English version

On Wolf Street, three immigrant mothers came together to form a ‘beautiful’ family

Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.

4 weeks ago

Listen 5:29
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle drives along the border fence
NPR
Politics & Policy

Justice Department rescinds Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

The Trump-era immigration policy resulted in thousands of family separations at the U.S-Mexico border.

4 weeks ago

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduces Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill

It's taken only days for Democrats gauging how far Biden's bold immigration proposal can go in Congress to acknowledge that if anything emerges, it will likely be more modest.

1 month ago

Members of CASA setting up for their event at Roberto Clemente Park in Lancaster on Saturday. (Dani Fresh/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Central Pa. immigrant organizations set priorities for 2021 legislative session

As a new legislative session gets underway at the state Capitol, immigrant advocacy groups in the mid-state have set their priorities for Pennsylvania.

1 month ago

The Mass Konfusion drill team makes their way down Woodland Avenue as a Liberian flag hangs above the street at Southwest Pride Day in 2017. (Annie Risemberg for WHYY)
Community

Biden action on Liberian immigrants has community in Philly hopeful

President Joe Biden issued an executive order to shield certain Liberians from deportation, and promised to fix a green card program launched under Trump.

1 month ago

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on US Policy in the Middle East, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmaker to introduce Biden’s ‘bold’ immigration reform package

Sen. Bob Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

1 month ago

Abdulazeem Sheikh, 22, leads others from the group Young Muslims in afternoon prayer. Thousands of protesters gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza for a March for Humanity in support of refugees and immigrants in Philadelphia on Feb. 4, 2017.  (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘People can breathe easier’: Philly immigration advocates react to Biden executive orders

Some are hopeful. Some are cautious. Some said simply having a president who is not actively hostile to immigrants could have a major positive effect.

1 month ago

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