Immigration
Post pandemic, Latino businesses in southern Delaware strive to regain footing
Latino-owned businesses have tended to receive less support from the government and have had a harder time recovering from pandemic-related losses.
3 years ago
NJ Gov. Murphy sets up Afghan Refugee Assistance task force
Gov. Murphy signed an executive order with the aim of ensuring New Jersey is prepared to receive and assist those coming into the state.
3 years ago
Do you speak Dari or Pashto? Philly wants your help welcoming displaced Afghans
Philadelphia health officials are searching for translators to help usher displaced Afghans into the U.S. — specifically people who speak Dari or Pashto.
3 years ago
Why the U.S. government should waive fees for Afghan refugees seeking humanitarian parole
Cathryn Miller-Wilson, executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania, demands the U.S. government waive humanitarian parole fees for Afghan refugees.
3 years ago
New Jersey receiving Afghan refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
The goal is to resettle Afghans arriving in the state after landing in Virginia as soon as possible, a State Department spokesperson says.
3 years ago
NJ Spotlight
New Jersey ready to provide safe harbor for Afghan refugees
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be one of four U.S. military installations that will shelter refugees from Afghanistan.
3 years ago
NJ Spotlight
Murphy signs law that bans contracts with ICE for detention of immigrants
The law disallows renewal of existing contracts or any new contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees.
3 years ago
WITF
Berks County to detain asylum-seeking immigrant women for feds
The county-owned facility is no longer holding immigrant families.
3 years ago
Delaware group prepares to help more Afghan refugees
Jewish Family Services of Delaware, which manages refugee arrivals, is doing advance work to help people fleeing Afghanistan who could come to the state.
3 years ago
Haitians in N.J. and Del. hope for the best as post-earthquake recovery efforts continue
Haitians in New Jersey and Delaware hope to help family and friends back home as the recovery continues.
3 years ago
York County Prison has no more ICE detainees. Advocates call it a ‘partial victory’
A central Pennsylvania prison ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, terminating a decadeslong practice.
4 years ago
Senate Democrats roll child care and immigration into a $3.5T budget framework
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled the plan ahead of a vote to begin a lengthy process of writing partisan spending bills.
4 years ago
Penn Medicine’s new center aims to directly connect vulnerable patients to surgical care, often out of reach for those who are uninsured.
4 years ago
Immigrant detentions soar despite Biden’s campaign promises
The number of people in federal immigration detention has risen markedly under President Joe Biden. Since the end of February, the number of detainees has more than doubled.
4 years ago
Separated by the pandemic, Delaware schools find ways to bridge the communication gap with parents
Schools in southern Delaware turned to bilingual text messaging apps to keep in contact with Spanish- and Creole-speaking parents.
4 years ago