Immigration
Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border this week.
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The Philadelphia Experiment
Refugees of color wish they could get the Ukrainian treatment
Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.
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NPR
Families were split up during Afghanistan evacuations — and are still not reunited
After the Taliban takeover, family members — even spouses — were sometimes separated during U.S. evacuation efforts.
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COVID-19 asylum limits at U.S.-Mexico border to end May 23
The policy will end on paper April 1, but it will not take effect until May 23, to allow border officials time to prepare.
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Ukraine refugees near 4 million. Will exodus slowdown last?
While the number of refugees who have flooded out of Ukraine nears 4 million, fewer people have crossed the border in recent days.
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In visit, Biden will thank Polish leader for refugee efforts
Poland is hosting thousands of American troops and is taking in more people fleeing the war in Ukraine — more than 2 million — than any other nation.
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Concern grows over traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees
As millions of women and children flee across Ukraine’s borders, concerns grow over how to protect the most vulnerable refugees from being targeted by human traffickers.
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‘There should not be forgiveness’: immigrant advocates protest ‘false promises’ during Biden visit
Biden’s visit to Philly on Friday drew dozens of protesters, who say the President has broken his promises on immigration reform.
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‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees
The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II.
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Tens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation
The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S.
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UN: 500,000+ people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded
The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has shown no signs of stopping.
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NPR
1 in 10 Black people in the U.S. are migrants. Here’s what’s driving that shift
The Pew Research Center combed through census data and found the percentage of the Black population who had migrated to the U.S. had more than tripled over the last 40 years.
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An immigrant resource hub is being proposed by Pennsylvania Democratic state lawmakers.
The bill is not supported by Republican lawmakers.
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Afghan families in Philly frustrated at high bar to help loved ones escape Taliban
Philadelphia families of Afghan residents left behind after the U.S. withdrawal last summer say efforts to get humanitarian parole are increasingly difficult.
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Berks Co. immigrant detention center reopens as women-only facility
A Berks County detention center for immigrant families has reopened, this time detaining only adult women, according to immigration attorneys.
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