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Immigration

The Mass Konfusion drill team makes their way down Woodland Avenue as a Liberian flag hangs above the street at Southwest Pride Day in 2017. (Annie Risemberg for WHYY)
Community

Biden action on Liberian immigrants has community in Philly hopeful

President Joe Biden issued an executive order to shield certain Liberians from deportation, and promised to fix a green card program launched under Trump.

5 years ago

Sen. Menendez sits at a mahogany bench, speaking into a microphone.
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmaker to introduce Biden’s ‘bold’ immigration reform package

Sen. Bob Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

5 years ago

Abdulazeem Sheikh, 22, leads others from the group Young Muslims in afternoon prayer. Thousands of protesters gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza for a March for Humanity in support of refugees and immigrants in Philadelphia on Feb. 4, 2017.  (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘People can breathe easier’: Philly immigration advocates react to Biden executive orders

Some are hopeful. Some are cautious. Some said simply having a president who is not actively hostile to immigrants could have a major positive effect.

5 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during the inauguration of President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan.  20, 2021 in Washington. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool Photo via AP)
Community

‘Motivates the whole community’: South Asian residents from Philly react to VP Kamala Harris

“It is very inspiring for all of us, especially for South Asians who are not necessarily politically engaged,” said one supporter. “Perhaps it will inspire some of our younger

5 years ago

Immigration activists outside the N.J. Statehouse (Joe Hernandez / WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. commission approves rules for driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

The move means those who are not legally present in the United States may be able to apply for driver’s licenses as early as May.

5 years ago

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Community

‘I don’t know where to move’: Philly immigrants who’ve lived through coups warn of the rise of fringe groups

For Philly immigrants who’ve survived coups, the mob of insurrectionists that marauded the halls of Congress serves as reminders of how fragile democracies can be.

5 years ago

Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions visits California in April 2017. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz has released a critical review of Sessions' 2018 zero tolerance policy on people trying to cross the Southwest border.
NPR
Courts & Law

Justice Department knew 2018 border policy would separate families, didn’t plan well

Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a review confirming Trump administration officials knew its policy would separate children from their families at the U.S. border.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, hugs his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated during the Trump administration's wide-scale separation of immigrant families, in Los Angeles. A court-appointed committee has yet to find the parents of 628 children separated at the border early in the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Politics & Policy

Watchdog: DOJ bungled ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

The policy resulted in over 3,000 family separations during “zero tolerance” and caused lasting emotional damage to children who were taken from their parents at the border.

5 years ago

President Trump leaves the Diplomatic Room of the White House.
Courts & Law

U.S. judge blocks Trump administration’s sweeping asylum rules

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

5 years ago

Berks County Residential Center, July 19, 2019. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Health

A Berks immigration center detainee and six staff have contracted COVID-19 since October

Six employees at the Berks Family Residential center have tested positive for coronavirus in the last two months.

5 years ago

Protesters at a news conference outside ICE's Atlanta field office in September after the release of a whistleblower report about conditions at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. (Jeff Amy/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Dozens of women allege unwanted surgeries and medical abuse in ICE custody

More than 30 undocumented immigrants have come forward with allegations of medical abuse, according to court papers filed late Monday.

5 years ago

CJ Thompson (center) with his parents Oneita and Clive Thompson-Lewis (right), and his siblings, Christine, 17, and Timothy, 14. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Family that became symbol of ‘sanctuary’ movement in Philly returns home

The Thompson family spent two years in “sanctuary” to avoid deportation. Reversing course, ICE now says they can stay in the country.

5 years ago

Volunteers load bags of milk for children into cars at the West Grove United Methodist Church. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

How a Chester County writing program became a social safety net during the pandemic

Nonprofits say thousands have been food insecure for years in Pa.’s richest county. The pandemic has transformed an after-school writing program into a food bank.

5 years ago

David Xol of Guatemala hugs his son Byron
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Trump’s hardline immigration legacy and the efforts to reverse it

First we speak with the lawyer suing Trump on behalf of separated families. Then; immigration Trump's final push to reduce immigration. Also, Biden's immigration plan.

Air Date: December 10, 2020

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People are pictured demonstrating in June in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigrant rights advocates hailed Friday's ruling allowing new applications as a
NPR
Courts & Law

Judge orders Trump administration to restore DACA as it existed under Obama

In his ruling, Garaufis said the terms of the federal program must be immediately restored to what they were "prior to the attempted rescission of September 2017."

5 years ago

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