Immigration

The ban, while temporary, would amount to major restructuring of legal immigration if made permanent, a goal that had eluded the administration before the pandemic.

The new order comes as the administration continues to wrestle with high unemployment among American workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The high court ruled that the Trump administration acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” way when it moved to end DACA.

A judge ordered the U.S. government to better explain why it hasn’t released some of the approximate 350 parents and children in three family detention centers.

About 275 farm laborers, tested at Cumberland County’s drive-through sites, have positive results for the virus.

Families in U.S. immigration custody were presented with an either/or this week: agree to be detained indefinitely, or let your child leave without you.

U.S. border agencies quickly expelled 600 child migrants in April after federal agencies began prohibiting asylum claims at the southern border, citing the coronavirus.

"What I'm seeing is a lot of clients who are eligible to apply for unemployment are simply too afraid to do so," said New York-based immigration lawyer Tsui Yee.

Congressman Dwight Evans on COVID testing needs in African American neighborhoods. The pandemic's impact on employment among undocumented workers. And birding while isolating.

He said the executive order he plans to sign as soon as Wednesday would apply only to those seeking permanent residency and not temporary workers.

Advocates say requirements with enforcement and penalties, not recommendations without teeth, are needed to keep these workers safe.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus.

Organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the Philly region want to connect 10,000 households in Pa. to resources.

For construction workers who aren’t U.S. citizens, there are fewer options for keeping food on the table during the region’s coronavirus shutdown.

An asylum seeker from Ghana who said he was attacked by a mob led by his father because of his sexuality has shown a valid fear of persecution, a U.S. appeals case said.