
Immigration
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 5:29En 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 5:29On 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 5:29Justice 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
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
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
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
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
‘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