
Immigration
They want the Democratic governor, Senate president and Assembly speaker to pass bills to protect the state’s most vulnerable populations.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:09Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home
High school teachers in Pennsylvania said some students stopped showing up in the spring, fearful they would be arrested on campus.
3 weeks ago
Lydia Munoz has been helping immigrant families since the 1970s and feels her work is needed more than ever in changing times.
3 weeks ago
House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman over actions at detention center
The House has rejected a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey.
4 weeks ago
New Jersey Democrat faces House censure vote and removal from key committee
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.
4 weeks ago
ICE denies U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon entry to region’s largest detention center
Delaware County’s member of Congress is considering joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration.
1 month ago
Listen 0:57Immigrants drive growth in Philly, new report shows
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.
1 month ago
Amid fears of ICE raids, one California doctor is meeting farmworkers where they are
Mobile HeaL brings health care directly to farm workers and trains physicians in Fresno County.
1 month ago
Listen 08:33After Abrego Garcia left jail on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security notified his attorneys that he would be deported to Uganda.
1 month ago
Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies
A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Denver and 30 other cities and counties.
1 month ago
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trial
The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
1 month ago
ICE engaged in ‘standoff’ in Trenton, N.J.
ICE agents failed to gain entry to detain an unknown number of people inside a home on Bayard Street.
1 month ago
As farmworkers face longer, hotter harvest seasons, their risk of heat-related illness grows
Agricultural workers in the U.S. are 35 times more likely to die from heat-related stress than people working in any other field.
1 month ago
Listen 12:08Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they’re partly responsible
Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.
1 month ago
Protecting the People Who Grow Our Food
A look at the growing health challenges affecting farmers and people who produce our food.
Air Date: August 15, 2025
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