
Immigration
Three years after famous hunger strike, las Madres Berks reunite to grieve one of their own
After spending nearly two years in the Berks Family Residential Center, Maria Martinez Nolasco was released. Then she was killed.
5 years ago
Listen 3:34Tracing your family’s roots may soon get a lot more expensive
Dec. 30 is the deadline to submit a comment to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services over a proposed fee hike to access some records.
5 years ago
To overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court
Some Americans separated from loved ones by the Trump administration's travel ban have gone as far as suing the government in federal court.
5 years ago
Separated at the border, the story of Andrea and her son José
Fearing MS-13 gang, she sought asylum in U.S. after being separated by border officials, she and her son eventually were reunited and now live in N.J.
5 years ago
Acquiring private land is slowing Trump’s border wall
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visited a construction site in Texas and repeated a Trump administration pledge.
5 years ago
Democratic primary debate: round six
We discuss last night's Democratic primary debate -- what the candidates said, the policies they covered, and how it may be playing out across America.
Air Date: December 20, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Democratic primary debate: round five
We talk about what the candidates said and the policies discussed at last night's Democratic primary debate.
5 years ago
Delaware leaders pledge their openness to refugees, asylum-seekers
Refugees and asylum-seekers are welcome in Delaware. That's the message state leaders sent to the White House in response to an executive order.
5 years ago
Indonesian parents arrested after two decades in Philly, freed on bond after ICE detention
They now likely have a legal path to staying in the U.S.
5 years ago
A tale of 2 migrations: Before and after new Trump policies
One Salvadoran family’s migration to the United States over the past year illustrates the profound effect policy changes in the U.S., Mexico and Central America are having.
5 years ago
ICE has twice denied requests to tour the Berks County Residential Center, where people are being kept for months while they await administrative hearings.
5 years ago
N.J. could be the next state to allow driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
New Jersey debates whether one should need to prove legal residency in the state in order to get a driver’s license.
5 years ago
Schools teach refugee, migrant kids skills to succeed in U.S.
International flags flutter at Valencia Newcomer School, where more than 200 children from around the world are learning English skills and American classroom customs.
5 years ago
Woman living in sanctuary at North Philly church fasting for Thanksgiving to protest ICE
Carmela Apolonio Hernandez has been living in sanctuary for almost two years since ICE tried to deport her family. She begins fasting today in protest.
5 years ago
Advocates challenge Trump administration plan to let states and towns block refugees
The White House wants to give local officials the power to block refugee resettlement in their backyards. But immigrant advocates say the executive order violates federal law.
5 years ago