Immigration

At a free event set up by the Mexican consulate in Philadelphia, checking for the damaging effects of exposure to the sun got the spotlight.

Asian community organizations are trying new approaches to reach people who are at risk of not being counted in the 2020 census.

Members of the group Elder Witness protested a new rule allowing the Trump administration to indefinitely detain families who illegally cross the border.

Trump officials say a new policy on citizenship for children born abroad affects only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government workers.

Artes Ekeko (Ian Pierce) mined the mythologies of Central and South America to create an image of cultural pride and political dissent.

A detention center in Berks County has been operating in a licensure ‘limbo’ that could be resolved under the administration’s proposal.

The story illustrates the life-or-death stakes that can be inherent in immigration case law.

Doctors warn of poor health and rising costs they say will come from sweeping Trump administration changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid.

Philadelphia poet Sonia Sanchez read the entire poem for WHYY's CommonSpace in February 2017.

New Jersey is opposing the Trump administration’s effort to penalize immigrants who rely on public aid programs like food stamps.

The mass shootings in El Paso and Gilroy have horrified me. I won’t allow my fear to silence me. Instead, I will use it to resist and fight against white supremacy.

Los asesinatos en El Paso y Gilroy me han horrorizado. Pero no permitiré que mi miedo me silencie, lo utilice para resistir y luchar contra la supremacía blanca.

The change widens the definition of “public charge” to mean people here legally who get public benefits like Medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers.

Pennsylvania's governor says at least four children from his state were recently separated from their parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect.