Immigration

Officials are encouraging residents to donate to the city’s Welcoming Fund, which will disperse money to local nonprofits to aid asylum-seekers.

The African Cultural Alliance of North America, a nonprofit supporting African immigrants, got a $9 million state grant towards developing Africatown.

It was not immediately clear how many people were on the buses, but it appeared to be about five dozen.

Mayor Jim Kenney called Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus asylum-seekers to Philadelphia a “purposefully cruel policy using immigrant families … as pawns.”

Local officials and community organizations are ready to welcome the newcomers.

The city will use its experience helping other immigrant arrivals to aid those being sent to Philadelphia from the Texas border.

Officials called the situation "fluid," adding that Texas officials have not coordinated with the City of Philadelphia.

No part of the citizenship process focuses directly on voter education, leaving many new citizens to wade through a political system that doesn’t resemble the one back home.

If elected governor this November, Republican state senator Doug Mastriano said he’d transport undocumented immigrants in the commonwealth across state lines.

A program that awards immigrant visas via a lottery unfairly excludes those coming from specific countries, some Delaware advocates say.

A proposal for the “temporary workers’ bill of rights,” has been in the works for several years.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider the so-called "Insular Cases," a series of cases decided in the early 1900s.

Biden has invoked a Trump-era rule that Biden’s Justice Department is fighting in court.

A native of Cameroon, Embiid said he was sworn in as a citizen two weeks ago in Philadelphia.

The new awards honor city workers and those in the community who help newcomers make the transition to Philadelphians.