Immigration

Those fleeing religious persecution and those who helped the U.S. in Iraq or Afghanistan are common among current refugees settling in Pennsylvania.

The directive signed Friday will effectively block New Jersey counties from entering into or maintaining 287(g) agreements, which train local police in immigration law.

The moratorium was communicated through the nine volunteer agencies that work with the federal government to place and support refugees at sites across the country.

Recipients of the letters included parents of extremely sick children born in the U.S. and children receiving treatment for cancer, some of whom live in Pa.

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.