Immigration
Philly’s growing Latino communities reflect America’s future
The Latino entrepreneurs, families and cultural-bearers breathing new life into Philly neighborhoods offer a glimpse into the future of the United States.
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Effort to bring COVID vaccine to Chesco farm workers lifts ‘a weight off’ their shoulders
After waiting their turn, some of Chesco’s mostly Latino mushroom farm workers waited a bit longer to get their shots right on the job.
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How Southeast Asian entrepreneurs create home on 7th Street
From secret food stalls to busy markets, South 7th Street is the place to find Southeast Asian delicacies and ingredients for cooking.
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Listen 5:04Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash
Refugee resettlement agencies have waited for Biden to quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States this year since Feb. 12.
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Separated families to reunite in the U.S., as immigrant advocates push for more
Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the U.S. this week, per the secretary of Homeland Security.
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Undocumented New Jerseyans are now eligible for driver’s licenses. Here’s how to apply
This policy change makes as many as 450,000 New Jerseyans newly eligible to get behind the wheel.
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In China, Atlanta shooting victim’s kin struggle to understand her — and her death
Feng Daoyou, who'd lived in the U.S. for about five years, died a stranger in a strange land.
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Biden administration limits power of ICE to arrest immigrants in courthouses
The decision rolls back a Trump administration practice of seizing people who were in courthouses for reasons unrelated to their immigration status.
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Immigration agencies ordered not to use term ‘illegal alien’ under new Biden policy
The terms "illegal alien" and "assimilation" are out — replaced by "undocumented noncitizen" and "integration."
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Unaccompanied children from border arrive in Pennsylvania
The children landed Tuesday night at Erie International Airport and were screened by a physician, dentist and nurse, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.
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‘We are complicit in their misery’ says Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware after border visit
Delaware’s senior U.S. Senator says the U.S. has an obligation to improve conditions in Central America so migrants have less need to try to escape to the U.S.
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Document: Feds’ proposal refers to expanded ‘bed space’ in Berks detention center
A county commissioner omitted that detail in public comments on the center’s future.
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Biden administration considers overhaul of asylum system at southern border
The plan the Biden administration is considering is based largely on the one authored by Meissner, who is now a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute.
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Lawyers, civic groups keep the pressure on Berks Family Residential Center
A new lawsuit focuses on the secrecy of plans for the Berks County immigrant detention facility, but the conflict remains the same.
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Expelled from U.S. at night, migrant families weigh next steps
Families with older children are expelled under COVID-related authority that denies them a chance at asylum. Their decisions unfold amid a surge in attempted border crossings.
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