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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.

5 years ago

The American Mushroom Institute organized vaccine clinics for Kennett Square's farm workers. (Mark Rutt/Design Design for American Mushroom Institute)
Health

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.

5 years ago

I Heart Cambodia is one of more than 62 immigrant- and refugee-owned businesses south of Snyder Avenue. (Shira Walinsky/WHYY)
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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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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave after stepping off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Washington. The Biden's traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week.
Politics & Policy

Biden 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.

5 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a March 1 news conference
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

New Jersey driver's license (New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission)
Community

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.

5 years ago

A selfie Feng Daoyou took in Macau. Her older brother Feng Daokun believes she traveled to Hong Kong before flying to the U.S., from where she first contacted him in 2016. Unlike the rest of her family, she did not marry, and seemed to relish venturing far from home.
NPR
Community

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.

5 years ago

Protesters in Baltimore call for the abolition of ICE
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

President Biden signs an executive order
NPR
Politics & Policy

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."

5 years ago

In this March 30, 2021, file photo, young minors lie inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in Donna, Texas. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

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.

5 years ago

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (in blue) of Delaware talks with members U.S. Border Patrol near El Paso, Texas. (courtesy Carper's office)
Politics & Policy

‘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.

5 years ago

Berks County Residential Center, July 19, 2019. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy
WITF

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.

5 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks from a podium at the White House
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago


ALDEA executive director Bridget Cambria reviews work of communications and intake assistant Nathalia Cruz in ALDEA's downtown Reading office. (Anthony Orozco/WITF)
Courts & Law

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.

5 years ago

Migrants sleep under a gazebo at a park in the Mexican border city of Reynosa
Politics & Policy

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.

5 years ago

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