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Immigration
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
Pressure is building on Biden to do more for asylum-seekers and migrants
President Biden will give remarks Monday to the nation's largest Latino civil rights group. He's under pressure to make good on his promises to fix the immigration system.
4 years ago
Permanent residents who left the U.S. during the pandemic worry they can’t come home
Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system.
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Sean Lugo turns Paradigm Gallery into a bodega for ‘Immigrant Mentality’
For his show “Immigrant Mentality,” Sean Lugo installed a bodega inside Paradigm Gallery to evoke the life of his mother and other immigrants.
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New U.S. citizens are sworn in in Old City
Thirteen men and women from 10 different countries received their citizenship papers at the Betsy Ross House.
4 years ago
Advocates wanted ICE contracts stopped. Now N.J. detainees are being sent to other states
Advocates had hoped detainees would be released. Instead, ICE is transferring them. A judge declined to halt the practice.
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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.
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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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
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