Immigration
Philly ID program explores partnerships with libraries and prisons
Philadelphia moved closer to creating a municipal ID program Tuesday, as a City Council committee advanced an amended bill spelling out how residents can qualify for the cards
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Listen 1:08Supreme Court ruling means thousands of deportation cases may be tossed out
A seemingly minor technicality has big implications.
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U.S. to limit the number of refugees allowed entry to 30,000, down from 45,000
Setting an annual ceiling in a fiscal year does not guarantee that all of them will enter the U.S.
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Air Date: September 18, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59In Philly, ‘Abolish ICE’ protests meet the Jewish high holidays
In Philadelphia, demonstrators gathered Sunday to use a Jewish tradition to protest ICE’s enforcement of immigration policy and urge the agency to repent.
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Agreement would allow separated families to seek asylum in U.S.
The American Civil Liberties Union says it reached an agreement overnight with the Trump administration regarding the future of families separated at the Southwest border.
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Government to expand, extend Texas tent shelter for children
The U.S. government will expand its tent shelter for immigrant minors crossing the southwest border to 3,800 beds and keep it open through the end of this year.
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Sessions: Immigration judges must be efficient with backlog
Speaking to the group of 44 new judges, Sessions told them they must keep "our federal laws functioning effectively.
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Searching for deported parents in Guatemala, while children wait in the U.S.
The ACLU and Guatemalan immigrant advocates are fanning out across the country to find dozens of parents who were deported from the U.S. without their children.
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Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer
The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up.
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New Jersey updating state policy on ICE cooperation
Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and civil rights groups are providing input on the new guidance that should be announced within the next month.
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NewsWorks Tonight, September 5, 2018
Air Date: September 5, 2018
Listen 22:04Two more families choose sanctuary in a Philly church over separation, deportation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a policy of avoiding arrests in “sensitive locations,” which include houses of worship.
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Listen 2:37The wait to become a U.S. citizen lengthens
There has been a backlog of citizen applications for years. But the backlog has increased dramatically since President Trump took office.
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