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Immigration

Elhadji Ndiaye at the studio.
Community

WURD’s ‘Radio XALAAT’ gives Philly’s African diaspora ‘a home on the radio dial’

A weekly radio program has served Philadelphia’s African diaspora for decades. As ‘Africatown’ comes into force, Radio XALAAT’s host looks back.

3 years ago

Listen 1:27
ICE officials
Courts & Law

Philly immigrant groups accuse federal officials of preying on people passing through courthouse

The group says immigration officials are lurking inside and outside the courts to catch undocumented immigrants and hold them.

3 years ago

A former church is visible between rowhomes
Community

A home at last: Greater Philadelphia’s small Tibetan community will soon have a cultural center of their own

Besides serving as a place to gather and celebrate festivals and community events, the center will also be home to the Tibetan Sunday school.

3 years ago

Migrants walk past large buoys being used as a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande, Monday, July 31, 2023, near Eagle Pass, Texas, as they cross from Mexico to the U.S. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Studio 2

Cavalcante Update, The Immigration Crisis, Why is Everybody Using Subtitles?

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy rejected a proposal to house asylum seekers at Atlantic City Airport. We'll talk abut the national immigration crisis. Plus, why we're so into subtitles.

Air Date: September 12, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 46:39
Oksana Pivush poses for a photo with her jewelry and other art displayed on a table in front of her.
Arts & Entertainment

From Ukraine to Delaware, refugee artist showcases her work at this weekend’s Brandywine Festival of the Arts

Ukrainian artist Oksana Pivush’s passion for jewelry making will be on display among hundreds of other artists this weekend.

3 years ago

Listen 1:14
Someone speaks at a podium at a press conference surrounded by other leaders.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey immigrant rights groups call comments from South Jersey leaders ‘hurtful, racist, and xenophobic’

Immigrant rights groups are upset over the language politicians used at the press conference Friday.

3 years ago

Marty Small speaking at a podium, with other officials
Community

South Jersey leaders oppose proposal to shelter migrants at Atlantic City International Airport

The federally-owned facility is one of 11 sites suggested to New York City Mayor Eric Adams to send migrants, according to a news report.

3 years ago

Portrait of Anna Bogdanyk
Arts & Entertainment

Ukrainian refugees in Philly step into the light to have their portraits painted

Dozens of artists at Studio Incamminati painted people displaced by the war in Ukraine. Sale of the portraits will directly support the families.

3 years ago

Listen 1:17
People in an ICE detention cell
NPR
Community

Government’s own experts found ‘barbaric’ and ‘negligent’ conditions in ICE detention

The reports provide an unprecedented look at the ICE detention system through the eyes of experts hired to investigate complaints of civil rights abuses.

3 years ago

A person holds a phone with a CBP app open on it. Another person looks on in the background.
NPR
Courts & Law

Judge blocks Biden administration’s new rules for asylum-seekers at the border

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar blocked a similar policy during the Trump administration, and immigrant advocates had urged him to do the same in this case.

3 years ago

An officer at the border wall.
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration

The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Biden's administration a major victory in a long-running dispute over how to enforce the nation's immigration laws.

3 years ago

The photo shows a single wind turbine
Studio 2

I-95 Refill and Repave, Net Zero, Jane Wong’s “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City”

Net zero by 2050 is the national goal. Can we achieve this? And what needs to change to stay on track? Also, we talk to the engineer who helped to refill I-95.

Air Date: June 21, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 43:12
Beachgoers are seen on the beach at the Jersey Shore, with the ocean in the background.
Studio 2

Cocktail Tasting, High Prices at the Jersey Shore, World Refugee Day

A James Beard winning mixologist shares drinks. And, families are getting priced out of the Jersey Shore...why is it so expensive? We also celebrate World Refugee Day.

Air Date: June 20, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 43:14
The Delaware Capitol building, Dover, De.
Politics & Policy

Delaware legislation to provide kids health care regardless of immigration status stymied

A bill to offer health care to income eligible kids and those who are pregnant regardless of immigration status is not moving forward.

3 years ago

A border patrol agent stands in front of a row of people seated at a wall.
NPR
Community

An 8-year-old girl died after being detained by U.S. Border Patrol

The young girl died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after experiencing a "medical emergency," the agency said. The news underscores concern about the safety of migrants.

3 years ago

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