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Immigration

Charito Calvachi-Mateyko, who participated in Tuesday’s march in Washington, posed with two unidentified workers that day
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

400,000 immigrants in Pa., N.J., and Del. up for citizenship imperiled by setback in Congress

Despite steep odds, advocates are seizing the moment with urgency — fearing a window is closing to normalize the status of millions of immigrants.

5 years ago

Listen 2:20
Evacuees stand inside Philadelphia International Airport
Community

Murphy says New Jersey to help resettle about 500 Afghans

New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst served as an arrival point for “many thousands” of Afghans who left their homeland as the U.S. withdrew its troops.

5 years ago

A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. border agents chased migrants on horseback. A photographer explains what he saw

"I thought the Haitians were quite scared, and I think there was probably some panic which resulted in them trying to run around the horses," photographer Paul Ratje says.

5 years ago

U.S. border patrol officers are seen on horses, with Haitian migrants pictured crossing the Rio Grande below
Politics & Policy

U.S. launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas

It's a massive show of force that signals the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades.

5 years ago

A Hatian refugee is transferred with their newly-born child.
Politics & Policy

U.S. closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home

The United States is trying to stem the flow of migrants into Texas by blocking the Mexican border at an isolated town where thousands of Haitian refugees set up a camp.

5 years ago

Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas
Courts & Law

US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas

The Biden administration is nearing a final plan to expel many of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have suddenly crossed into a Texas border city from Mexico.

5 years ago

Amir Sidiqi and Kevin Haney reunited after Sidiqi fled Kabul. (Courtesy of Amir Sidiqi)
Community

His Delco high school teacher helped him escape Afghanistan. Now, he wants to go back to rebuild it

Amir Sidiqi is back in Delaware County through the unexpected help of his former Strath Haven English teacher, who made a lifesaving connection.

5 years ago

Listen 4:58
A kitchen worker wears a surgical mask and gloves as he prepares food
Keystone Crossroads
Community

The pandemic labor market through the eyes of Philly’s immigrant restaurant workers

The lack of safety net in the undocumented immigrant community pushed many towards other jobs. But vacancies in restaurants also gave them newfound leverage.

5 years ago

Listen 3:22
The main gate of the privately-run Leavenworth Detention Center in a 2016 file photo. At the time, the prison's operator was known as the Corrections Corporation of America but has since been renamed CoreCivic. Legal advocates are hoping the facility shuts down when its federal contract ends at the end of the 2021.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden ended contracts with private prisons. So one may turn to house immigrants

A for-profit detention center in Kansas that's been plagued with violence may be trying to do an end-run against a presidential executive order.

5 years ago

Afghan refugees are processed inside Hangar 5 at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base in Germany
Politics & Policy

Measles cases halt US-bound flights of Afghan evacuees

The U.S. has halted U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees after discovering a few cases of measles among Afghans arriving in the United States.

5 years ago

Mohammed Sadeed stands with his hand on a railing outside his home
Community

8,500-plus Afghans have landed at PHL. Where they all end up is still up in the air

The journey here is the first step in a still-evolving process for vetting, supporting, and resettling those who managed to flee life under the Taliban.

5 years ago

Then-Delaware Gov. Jack Markell awaits the arrival of President Barack Obama on Air Force One at New Castle Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Saturday, June 6, 2015, before attending a funeral for Beau Biden. (AP Photo/Emily Varisco)
Politics & Policy

Former Del. governor tapped by Biden to coordinate Afghan evacuee resettlement

Former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell will lead the effort to resettle thousands of Afghan evacuees as Operation Allies Welcome Coordinator.

5 years ago

Evacuees stand inside Philadelphia International Airport
PlanPhilly
Community

‘No one wants to say no’: Philly landlords work to resettle Afghan evacuees

In a region where affordable housing is scarce, resettlement agencies are asking landlords to offer up empty apartments.

5 years ago

Afghan evacuees
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the city welcoming Afghan refugees

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to talk with residents and gauge their attitudes toward the promise of help for Afghan evacuees.

5 years ago

Listen 5:30
An evacuee wears an American Red Cross blanket inside Philadelphia International Airport
Politics & Policy

Kenney says Afghan relocation effort in Philadelphia is going smoothly

From Saturday through Monday, the mayor said, 2,386 people evacuated from Afghanistan arrived at Philadelphia International Airport.

5 years ago

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