Immigration
Biden reopens gateway for green cards, work visas reversing Trump COVID-19 freeze
Biden said the earlier policy has prevented qualified and eligible non-U.S. residents from entering the country.
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South Philly Mexican businesses come together to raise COVID-19 relief funds
Philly is at risk of losing the restaurants that make its food scene what it is. A new GoFundMe campaign aims to help businesses survive.
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Democrats unveil sweeping immigration bill
The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress is uncertain.
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Medically vulnerable immigrants in Pa. face possible re-detention, advocates say
Eighteen medically vulnerable immigrants could be re-arrested and sent to Pennsylvania jails while the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, their attorneys say.
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Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US
The move is a major step toward dismantling one of former President Donald Trump's most consequential policies to deter asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S.
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Biden’s executive orders to examine policies affecting thousand of Pennsylvania immigrants
Local immigrants and activists have greeted Biden’s more measured approach with a mixture of hope and cynicism.
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Here are the immigration actions President Biden plans to sign
President Biden is set to sign a series of executive actions on Tuesday.
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En South Philly, three immigrant mothers came together to form una ‘bonita familia’
Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.
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En la calle Wolf tres mujeres, inmigrantes, se juntan para armar una ‘bonita familia’
Las mujeres representan una proporción mayor de inmigrantes que se establecen en los EE. UU. En Filadelfia, tres madres comparten recursos para prosperar.
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On Wolf Street, three immigrant mothers came together to form a ‘beautiful’ family
Women account for a growing share of Latin American immigrants settling in the U.S. In Philly, three mothers share resources to thrive in their new home.
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Justice Department rescinds Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
The Trump-era immigration policy resulted in thousands of family separations at the U.S-Mexico border.
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Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill
It's taken only days for Democrats gauging how far Biden's bold immigration proposal can go in Congress to acknowledge that if anything emerges, it will likely be more modest.
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Central Pa. immigrant organizations set priorities for 2021 legislative session
As a new legislative session gets underway at the state Capitol, immigrant advocacy groups in the mid-state have set their priorities for Pennsylvania.
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Biden action on Liberian immigrants has community in Philly hopeful
President Joe Biden issued an executive order to shield certain Liberians from deportation, and promised to fix a green card program launched under Trump.
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N.J. lawmaker to introduce Biden’s ‘bold’ immigration reform package
Sen. Bob Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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