Immigration
Biden’s Justice Department backs away from fight with immigration judges union
The Department of Justice is shifting away from the Trump administration's effort to decertify the union that represents immigration judges.
3 years ago
While recent White House attention has focused on stopping border migration, local immigrants and activist groups are pressuring for laws to change in the U.S.
3 years ago
Listen 1:48Moving to North Philly from São Paulo taught me about Black and Latinx resilience
After moving from Brazil, Gabriela Watson-Burkett learned about Black and Latinx experiences in the U.S. from her neighbors in North Philadelphia.
3 years ago
The Justice Department overturns rules that limited asylum for survivors of violence
Survivors of domestic and gang violence have better odds of getting asylum in the U.S. as the Justice Department reverses several controversial rulings from Trump.
3 years ago
For this Philly lawyer, immigration law is more than a profession — it’s a calling
For lawyer Steven Larín, immigration is both global and personal. He helps families find refuge and asylum through his work at the Nationalities Service Center.
3 years ago
Listen 5:09Para este abogado, immigration law is more than a profession — es un llamado
For lawyer Steven Larín, immigration is both global and personal. He helps families find refuge and asylum through his work at the Nationalities Service Center.
3 years ago
Listen 5:09Para este abogado, la inmigración es algo más que una profesión; es un llamado
PEl abogado Steven Larín ayuda a las familias a encontrar refugio y asilo a través de su trabajo en Nationalities Service Center.
3 years ago
Listen 5:09Pa. Haitian community hails temporary protected status, questions immigration future
Haitians in Pennsylvania are celebrating a move by President Joe Biden’s administration that effectively reverses another immigration policy of former President Donald Trump.
3 years ago
‘It’s just draining’: How the pandemic pushed teens to juggle work and virtual school
A surge of Philadelphia teens are missing class and joining the workforce.
3 years ago
Listen 4:25N.J. man stranded in India by COVID-19 points to immigration problems, Menendez says
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez argued that the whole saga highlights much deeper issues with the immigration system, calling for a pathway to citizenship bill.
3 years ago
Quiara Alegria Hudes’ memoir ‘My Broken Language’
Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes on her new memoir about growing up in Philadelphia in a Puerto Rican and Jewish family among a sea of languages and finding her voice.
3 years ago
I know the dangers of cooperating with ICE. The DA race could bring them back
Immigration activist Erika Almirón on why Philadelphia should not return to cooperating with ICE, something DA candidate Carlos Vega has said he will do.
3 years ago
Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight
Confidential data obtained by the AP shows that the number of migrant children in government custody has more than doubled in the past two months.
3 years ago
Philly family is free after years in sanctuary, but struggling to start over
The Thompsons, originally from Jamaica, spent 843 days hiding out in two churches in Philadelphia to avoid deportation.
3 years ago
Las comunidades latinas de Filadelfia reflejan el futuro de Estados Unidos
Las familias latinas, como portadores de la cultura que dan nueva vida a los vecindarios de Filadelfia, ofrecen un vistazo al futuro de los Estados Unidos.
3 years ago