Immigration
40 years after the Vietnam War, some refugees face deportation under Trump
More than 40 years after the Vietnam War brought expatriates to the U.S., the White House wants to deport thousands of Vietnamese immigrants because of years-old convictions.
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Senate seems to have votes to reject Trump’s wall move
Opponents appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can't go along with the White House.
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Feds: Philadelphia attorney helped immigrants fake stories to apply for green cards
Andrea W. Clarke faces six counts of fraud as well as charges of making false statements to help immigrants use fake stories to apply for green cards.
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Philly’s U.S. Attorney: Rape case shows ‘sanctuary city’ policy is ‘threat to public safety’
U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro ruled that Vasquez will serve the illegal re-entry and sexual assault sentencings consecutively.
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Nearly 6,000 abuse complaints at migrant children shelters
Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years.
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Judge rules against State Department in same-sex couple’s citizenship lawsuit
Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks have twin sons, born four minutes apart. The U.S. State Department has maintained that one is a U.S. citizen and one is not.
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Migrant youth go from children’s shelter to adult detention on their 18th birthday
When children cross the border without their parents, they're sent to federal shelters until caseworkers can find them a home. But everything changes when they turn 18.
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N.J., Del. among states claiming hardship over wall funds. Can they prove it?
The Trump administration's decision to use emergency powers to secure funds for a border wall has drawn a legal challenge from 16 states, including New Jersey and Delaware.
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Penn student’s documentary examines the media’s role in the refugee crisis
In “Shattering Refuge,” Sonari Chidi speaks to refugees, asylum-seekers, officials and journalists in Kenya, Jordan, and the United States.
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U.S. agency tightens immigration rules to spotlight child marriage
The Department of Homeland Security has announced new guidelines to track child marriages among immigrants in the United States.
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Legal resident sues central Pa. judge over wedding day detainment
The ACLU said Pennsylvania Judge Elizabeth Beckley violated Alexander Parker's civil rights with unlawful detention, interfering with the right to marry, and discrimination.
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U.S. court: Feds can’t withhold funds from sanctuary cities
The ruling echoes others that block the department from withholding funds to cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration agencies.
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Congress awaits final border bill with shutdown deadline looming
Spending negotiators may have reached an agreement on an outline to avoid a government shutdown, but the final legislation is still incomplete.
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Inside the largest and most controversial shelter for migrant children in the U.S.
Thousands of migrant children arrive at the Southern border every month without their parents. The government sends many of them to an intake shelter in South Florida.
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Pa. State Police now limited in flagging undocumented immigrants to ICE
The state police just implemented a policy banning some of the most egregious behavior exposed in an investigation last year.
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