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Hung Le, of Mount Pocono, Pa., has lived in the U.S. for more than 25 years. He came legally from Vietnam as the son of a U.S. service member, but could be deported because of a crime he committed in 1992. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

He came to the U.S. legally as the son of a soldier. Now ‘one mistake’ could have him deported to Vietnam

About 40 people rallied in South Philly Sunday in support of Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants threatened with deportation, some for decades-old crimes.

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In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, a migrant from Honduras pass a child to her father after he jumped the border fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico. The Trump administration expects to launch a policy as early as Friday, Jan. 25, that forces people seeking asylum to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts, an official said, marking one of the most significant changes to the immigration system of Donald Trump's presidency. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP Photo)

Courts & Law

Official: Asylum seekers to wait in Mexico starting Friday

The Trump administration on Friday will start forcing some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts.

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Left: Sen. Chris Coons (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Right: Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Politics & Policy

Sen. Coons and fmr. Rep. Dent on the state of politics

Democratic Sen. Chris Coons, and fmr. Rep. Republican Charlie Dent join us to talk about the tenor of politics, the shutdown, the President, and the future of governing.

Air Date: January 25, 2019 10:00 am

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An image of a boy is painted on the bars of the border wall, in front of coils of razor wire, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump's proposal to end the partial government shutdown includes funding for more border wall, but also provisions that further restrict asylum seekers.

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Politics & Policy

The border wall isn’t the only reason Democrats oppose plan to end the shutdown

The proposed bill includes some big changes to U.S. immigration policy that were not included in the president's public announcement.

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The Thompson and Reyes families took sanctuary at the First United Methodist Church of Germantown in September 2018. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

The Why

Politics & Policy

Part 2: Why it’s harder for immigrants to get out of sanctuary than it is to get in

Why a South Jersey couple taking sanctuary in a Philly church still has hope of staying in the U.S. legally.

Air Date: January 23, 2019

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Oneita Thompson prays next to her husband, Clive, left, inside the First United Methodist Church of Germantown on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. The couple is from Jamaica and has lived in the United States since 2004. They moved from their home in Cedarville, New Jersey, into the church last year, bringing their two youngest children, Christine, 16, and Timothy, 12, with them. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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For a Jamaican couple, a broken asylum system makes church sanctuary both refuge and jail

The Thompsons are part of a small, but growing number of immigrants trying to avoid deportation by taking sanctuary in Philly.

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The Thompson family who fled to the U.S. from Jamaica to escape threats from gangs lived in South Jersey for 14 years. After Oneita and her husband Clive received deportation notices, they took sanctuary at the First United Methodist Church of Germantown in September 2018. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

The Why

Politics & Policy

Part 1: Why more immigrants are taking sanctuary in Philly than any other U.S. city

Why are more people flouting immigration laws by taking sanctuary in Philly? What is it like to live in a church under self-imposed house arrest?

Air Date: January 22, 2019

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President Trump speaks about the partial government shutdown, immigration and border security in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House Saturday.
(Alex Brandon/AP)

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Politics & Policy

Democrats reject Trump border wall proposal, calling it a ‘non-starter’

Trump offered to back temporary protections for some immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, many of whom are now adults.

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President Donald Trump (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Politics & Policy

Trump to address shutdown, Mexican border Saturday

President plans 'major announcement' from White House at 3 p.m. Saturday.

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With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state. (Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo)

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Politics & Policy

Court blocks Trump administration’s effort to add citizenship question to the census

Guest: Ari Berman “Is this person a citizen of the United States?” That’s the ...

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In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, teen migrants walk in line inside the Tornillo detention camp in Tornillo, Texas. Government investigators say many more migrant children may have been separated from their parents than the Trump administration has acknowledged. (Andres Leighton/AP)

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Watchdog: Many more migrant families may have been separated

Investigators concluded that the true number of migrant children separated from their parents is unknown and could be much higher than the 2,700 reported.

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(AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith; AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli; AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Radio Times

Courts & Law

The census citizenship question / ACA contraceptive coverage / Philly’s deadliest roadway

Guests: Ari Berman, Allison Hoffman, Jason Laughlin ...

Air Date: January 17, 2019 10:00 am

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Karen Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

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‘I’m a survivor of violence’: Portraits of women waiting in Mexico for U.S. asylum

Domestic violence was the leading reported crime in Honduras, according to a March 2015 report by the United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women.

6 years ago

Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into Guatemala. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

Honduran caravan crosses Guatemala, traveling toward U.S.

The group that reached Guatemala on Tuesday is the first wave of a caravan that could consist of thousands.

6 years ago

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. works at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to decontaminate the area after the 2011 nuclear meltdown. A Vietnamese laborer in Japan on a training program says he was also put to work cleaning up the site, but with inadequate gear.
(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

As Japan tries out immigration, migrant workers complain of exploitation

The Japanese government intends to bring in 345,000 more foreign workers in the next five years, to staff sectors including restaurants, construction, agriculture and nursing.

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