Immigration
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Listen 0:00Judge 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."
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After summer arrest, advocates push for Delco man’s freedom with #JuanCantWait campaign
Supporters say Juan Chub-Funes, 20, was in the wrong place at the wrong time on May 31, 2020. Police say he was participating in a riot.
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Listen 1:34Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan
Trump is trying to categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.
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After record lows, Pa. refugee resettlement agencies welcome a new presidential agenda
Refugee resettlement agencies welcome coming changes to refugee and immigration policies.
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Pandemic renews debate over drivers licenses for undocumented workers
COVID-19 cases are surging and immigrant communities are experiencing disproportionately higher rates of deaths and jobs losses.
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President-elect Biden promises immigration overhaul, but some Pa. activists are wary
Biden has pledged to fully reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, on his first day in office.
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U.S. agrees for now to stop deporting women who alleged abuse
The DOJ and lawyers for several of the women agreed that immigration authorities would not carry out any deportations until mid-January.
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