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Immigration

''Young Americans,'' a photography exhibit at InLiquid gallery at the crane Arts Building, presents new work from Ada Trillo along with work from students of Photography without Borders (PWB), a group of Latinx teens whom Trillo mentored in 2020-2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Teenage photographers taught to speak their minds in ‘Young Americans’

Teenage photographers were mentored by immigration photojournalist Ada Trillo to express their own lives through pictures.

5 years ago

The seeds of Masa Cooperativa were planted at South Philly Barbacoa. (Photo: Google Maps)
Community

Collective owned by Pennsylvania immigrants provides corn for tortillas

With its official launch at the People’s Kitchen, the Cooperativa is now gathering customers. From local spots South Philly Barbacoa and El Merkury, to beyond.

5 years ago

Jagdeep Nayyar, owner and chef at My Taste of India, stands in front of the register stand that's made from the front panel of a real Tata truck — the best-selling brand in India. (Joel Rose/Joel Rose)
NPR
Money

Fewer immigrant workers are coming to fill key jobs. That has slowed the U.S. economy

Fewer immigrants are coming to fill those jobs — particularly in some key industries that keep the economy moving.

5 years ago

Afghan evacuee Hadi holds the prayer beads he keeps with him in his pocket
PlanPhilly
Community

With the help of a Vietnamese refugee, Afghan evacuees settle into a South Philly home

Ahn Tran welcomed a family of Afghan evacuees as tenants in one of his apartments, in part because of his experience as a Vietnamese refugee.

5 years ago

Injured migrants are cared for on the side of the road next to the overturned truck on which they were traveling near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2021. Mexican authorities say at least 49 people were killed and dozens more injured when the truck carrying the migrants rolled over on the highway in southern Mexico
Politics & Policy

53 migrants dead, 54 injured in truck crash in south Mexico

The crash occurred Thursday on a highway leading toward the Chiapas state capital.

5 years ago

Afghan refugees queue outside a distribution and donation center
Community

Afghans wait and worry at U.S. bases after frantic evacuation

In New Jersey, many Afghans are relieved to be safe but also deeply fearful for family and friends back home.

5 years ago

Voffee Jabateh poses for a photo
Community

Liberians seeking green cards face time crunch. Advocates seek deadline extension

Local members of the Liberian community and immigration attorneys say thousands of people could miss out if the Dec. 20 deadline is not extended.

5 years ago

A father and his children pose for pictures after getting backpacks with school supplies at a visit with a local Delaware health care provider. (Courtesy of Jewish Family Services of Delaware)
Community

Two dozen refugees from Afghanistan and elsewhere settling in Delaware, more on the way

Refugees arriving in Delaware from Afghanistan and elsewhere are getting a new start in the First State.

5 years ago

File photo: Colorado State Sen. Julie Gonzales speaks during a news conference on Oct. 15, 2020, in Denver. According to an analysis by The Associated Press, at least 18 states refer to immigrants as
Politics & Policy

Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants

California and Colorado this year banned state agencies from using the word “alien” to refer to immigrants who entered the U.S. without permission.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden responds to a question about the U.S. border as he speaks in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington
Politics & Policy

Biden: Families of separated children deserve compensation

Raising his voice, Biden said that regardless of the circumstances, people who had their children taken under the Trump administration’s policy should be remunerated.

5 years ago

Maegan Llerena leads protesters at 20th and Matket streets
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Immigrant groups frustrated by inaction in D.C. block traffic in front of Sen. Casey’s office

Instead of issuing citizenship, Democrats are proposing giving longtime undocumented residents temporary protection from deportation and work permits.

5 years ago

immigration center guard
Courts & Law
WITF

A major immigrant detention center just closed in Pa. but plans for new a one could mean more detainees here than ever

A lawsuit against Clearfield County could at least pause the establishment of one of the largest and private detention centers in the northeast.

5 years ago

Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney. A press conference at Philadelphia International Airport about the ongoing Operation Allies Welcome as the airport welcomes more than 25,000 Afghan evacuees. [DANIELLA HEMINGHAUS]
Community

More than 25,000 Afghan refugees have passed through Philadelphia

Following a call from the Biden administration in August, Philadelphia opened its airport to Operation Allies Welcome, receiving Afghani evacuees.

5 years ago

Haitian migrants use a dam to cross into and from the U.S. from Mexico, Saturday, September 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Haiti in crisis

We discuss the kidnappings, violence and instability plaguing Haiti and the crisis facing Haitians migrants at the U.S. border.

Air Date: October 19, 2021 10:00 am

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Truck traffic from Canada waits to cross the border
Politics & Policy

U.S. to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to essential travel, such as trade, since the earliest days of the pandemic.

5 years ago

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