Immigration

The festival celebrates the township’s diverse immigrant communities, even as the region grapples with increased immigration enforcement.

This move is among the changes to the program for highly skilled foreign workers, which has come under scrutiny by the administration.

ICE has also requested that GSA identify existing federally owned or leased property that might be suitable for their use in Philadelphia and other cities.

Here are six key takeaways from the report and a panel discussion hosted by The Welcoming Center and WHYY on Thursday.

The Palestinian activist remains protected from detention or deportation under a separate judicial order in his civil rights case in New Jersey, which remains ongoing.

Organizers also urged the governor to support a law that would grant driver’s licenses to all residents.

A judge will determine whether Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran could make a deal with ICE on his own without the county commissioner’s approval.

They want the Democratic governor, Senate president and Assembly speaker to pass bills to protect the state’s most vulnerable populations.

High school teachers in Pennsylvania said some students stopped showing up in the spring, fearful they would be arrested on campus.

Lydia Munoz has been helping immigrant families since the 1970s and feels her work is needed more than ever in changing times.

The House has rejected a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey.

New Jersey Democrat LaMonica McIver is facing a censure vote in the House of Representatives over her arrest earlier this year at an immigration detention facility.

Delaware County’s member of Congress is considering joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

A new report explores how immigration shapes Philadelphia’s population, economy and community. WHYY and the Welcoming Center are hosting a Sept. 18 forum to discuss the data.

Mobile HeaL brings health care directly to farm workers and trains physicians in Fresno County.