Immigration
Pa. hospitals rely on J-1 visas to fill vital roles, but fewer are applying
Among the 300,000 active visas, about 11,000 belong to medical residents who work and train in U.S. hospitals.
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Listen 5:16As more immigrants wear monitors, effectiveness is disputed
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Chester County man, arrested while seeking green card, to be deported
Martinez has been detained in York since his January arrest in Philadelphia as he was interviewing for a green card with his husband, U.S. citizen Paul Frame.
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Army reinstates dozens of discharged immigrant recruits and reservists
The U.S. Army has reinstated more than 30 recruits it had forcibly discharged.
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Activists renew call to shut down Berks immigrant detention center
Pennsylvania DHS already declined to renew the center's federal license, but a federal judge ordered it reinstated.
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Trump administration moves to penalize immigrants for using government benefits
For months, the Trump administration has been taking steps to limit how much immigrants use welfare programs.
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In Philly, union members protest immigration policy
Thousands of union leaders and member rally at Penn's Landing to oppose ICE policies
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Listen 3:28Deported parents describe agonizing wait to be reunited with their children
The last time Pablo saw his son was in Texas.
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Deported asylum-seekers brought back on angry judge’s orders
A federal judge has threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen in contempt of court.
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Immigration judges accuse DOJ of undermining independence
No one was immediately available to comment at the Justice Department.
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Philadelphia set to roll out municipal IDs in January
Many populations in the city are unable to access services because they lack the proper identification. Issuing municipal IDs is expected to solve that problem.
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Judge orders Trump administration to fully restore DACA
The administration has 20 days to appeal, before immigrant protections are reinstated.
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Government, immigration advocates continue court clash over family reunification
New court filings released late Thursday indicate that the Department of Justice and immigration advocates are still far apart in working out a process for reuniting families.
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Migrant child separation update
Air Date: August 3, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 18:31Mexican Journalist released, awaits asylum appeal
ICE didn't respond to NPR's inquiry about why Gutiérrez's name appeared on the fugitive target list months before his asylum request was denied.
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