
Immigration
The consequences of US Immigration policies on children
We'll get an update on child separations at the border, discuss the immigrant detention facility right here in Pa., and talk about the psychological consequences these have.
Air Date: August 13, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01“The migration problem is a coffee problem”
We talk about how low coffee prices are driving Central American farmers to migrate to the U.S. and with La Colombe's Todd Carmichael about the coffee business.
Air Date: August 9, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:03Pa. ICE detainee stops her own deportation with a phone call
A 27-year-old Salvadoran woman detained by ICE at the Berks Family Residential Center was being deported — until she was allowed to make a call.
6 years ago
Listen 2:30Philadelphia officials urge support for refugees amid reports of impending ‘ban’
Philadelphia officials are urging action, amid reports that the Trump administration could lower refugee arrivals to nearly zero in 2020.
6 years ago
Homeland Security’s civil rights unit lacks power to protect migrant kids
A former official in the civil rights office says the unit seems afraid to offend U.S. CBP and ICE. Meanwhile, the complaints of abuses of families continue to pile up.
6 years ago
‘I know that they’re cared for.” Why one mom has chosen to foster migrant children
Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi.
6 years ago
Supreme Court lets Trump border wall move forward, but legal fight still looms
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use military funds to build sections of the president's desired border wall while litigation is ongoing.
6 years ago
Judge orders ICE to release Irish man slated for deportation after decade in Montco
After two weeks in ICE custody, Irish national Keith Byrne, who had been living in Montco for more than a decade, will be released on a judge’s orders.
6 years ago
Casey calls for immigration reform after tour of border facilities
Pennsylvania's senior U.S. Senator is calling for immigration reform measures after a recent trip to the country's southern border.
6 years ago
Trump administration revising U.S. citizenship test
After a series of pilots, the administration says it will roll out the updated version by December 2020 or early 2021.
6 years ago
Two Pa. Democrats make surprise visit to Berks immigrant detention facility
The Berks facility isn't much like the ones on the southern border. The onetime nursing home is smaller, with just 96 beds. Dean described it as a "school you can't leave."
6 years ago
Warning of danger to children, psychologists urge Wolf to close Berks detention center
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have both strenuously opposed detention of children.
6 years ago
Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants ‘send her back’
Trump piled on Rep. Ilhan Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia as a child. The crowd was egged on by several false explosive claims against her.
6 years ago
In a change of heart, Berks County commissioner moves to oust ICE
Kevin Barnhardt, a Democrat, had previously defended the Berks County Residential Center.
6 years ago
Philly pilots program to pay for some detained immigrants’ legal defense
Philadelphia and the Vera Institute of Justice launched a one-year pilot program offering pro bono legal support to low-income immigrants facing deportation.
6 years ago