Immigration

Philadelphia is just one of two selected cities to receive refugees from Afghanistan.

Latino-owned businesses have tended to receive less support from the government and have had a harder time recovering from pandemic-related losses.

Gov. Murphy signed an executive order with the aim of ensuring New Jersey is prepared to receive and assist those coming into the state.

Philadelphia health officials are searching for translators to help usher displaced Afghans into the U.S. — specifically people who speak Dari or Pashto.

Cathryn Miller-Wilson, executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania, demands the U.S. government waive humanitarian parole fees for Afghan refugees.

The goal is to resettle Afghans arriving in the state after landing in Virginia as soon as possible, a State Department spokesperson says.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be one of four U.S. military installations that will shelter refugees from Afghanistan.

The law disallows renewal of existing contracts or any new contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees.

The county-owned facility is no longer holding immigrant families.

Jewish Family Services of Delaware, which manages refugee arrivals, is doing advance work to help people fleeing Afghanistan who could come to the state.

Haitians in New Jersey and Delaware hope to help family and friends back home as the recovery continues.

A central Pennsylvania prison ended its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, terminating a decadeslong practice.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled the plan ahead of a vote to begin a lengthy process of writing partisan spending bills.

Penn Medicine’s new center aims to directly connect vulnerable patients to surgical care, often out of reach for those who are uninsured.

The number of people in federal immigration detention has risen markedly under President Joe Biden. Since the end of February, the number of detainees has more than doubled.