
Immigration
Volunteers needed to translate coronavirus help for Philly area Asian Americans
Organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the Philly region want to connect 10,000 households in Pa. to resources.
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No coronavirus relief for the undocumented workers behind Philly’s building boom
For construction workers who aren’t U.S. citizens, there are fewer options for keeping food on the table during the region’s coronavirus shutdown.
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US appeals court: Attack on gay man enough for asylum claim
An asylum seeker from Ghana who said he was attacked by a mob led by his father because of his sexuality has shown a valid fear of persecution, a U.S. appeals case said.
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Pennsylvania is now streaming its daily coronavirus briefings with Spanish captions
The Wolf administration added Spanish captions to a web stream of its daily coronavirus briefing Friday.
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Immigrant detainees stage hunger strike at York County Prison
Up to 180 people held by federal authorities are refusing to eat in protest of what they say are insufficient precautions against the coronavirus.
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Amid coronavirus threat, feds release two immigrant detainees in Pa.
Crowded conditions in immigration detention could spread coronavirus. The lack of social distancing is compounded by limited access to soap, according to an ACLU complaint.
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Lawsuit: ICE family detention in Pa. is a ‘tinderbox’ due to COVID-19
According to immigration attorneys, conditions in family detention centers create “a crisis that threatens the lives of women, men and children.”
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‘Extraordinary times’: Advocates call for closure of immigrant detention centers for coronavirus
“Folks are basically saying, ‘If this is the way I’m going to die, I’d rather be with my family,’” said one advocate.
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One of three sanctuary families in Pa. walks free with approval from feds
Suyapa Reyes and her four children spent 18 months living on the second floor of a church before being given notice that they would be free from arrest or deportation.
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U.S. Supreme Court allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ program to continue
The court will allow the White House's "Remain in Mexico" policy to stand across the entire southern border. The decision marks another immigration victory for Trump.
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10 census facts that bust common myths about the 2020 U.S. head count
It happens only once a decade, so it can be hard to make sense of the census. NPR's census reporter has rounded up facts that debunk some of the most common misconceptions.
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Counting Philly’s Cambodians in the 2020 census: ‘We aren’t invisible’
Philadelphia has the 4th largest Cambodian population among U.S. cities, and a local organization says the 2010 count was low by several thousand.
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Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight
The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement
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Speaking Mam in MAGA country: Immigration, education and the teenage boy in the middle
Where low-wage immigrant labor undergirds the local economy, stress is put on other institutions — especially public schools, which face a mandate to educate all.
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Listen 7:21ACLU sues over Jim Thorpe traffic stop, saying it was racially motivated
The ACLU’s client was detained, then placed in ICE custody.
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