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Noelia Rivera-Calderón is the lead author of the National Women's Law Center report on Latina students and mental health. (Courtesy of Noelia Rivera-Calderón)
Radio Times
Community

Latina mental health / Veterans Court

First, we talk with a veteran about his rocky return from combat. Then, we'll discuss a new report detailing the serious mental health problems among Philadelphia's Latinas.

Air Date: May 24, 2019

Listen 49:47
One of four current VisionQuest employees who described a lack of training and a hostile work environment. The company wants to open a 60-bed facility for unaccompanied immigrant youth in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

VisionQuest employees: ‘It’s not safe for us … How would it be safe for the kids?’

Five staffers describe a lack of training, hostile work environment at VisionQuest. The company wants to open a 60-bed facility for unaccompanied immigrant youth in Philly.

6 years ago

Listen 1:31
Residents of Reading, Pennsylvania wait in line at the St. James Chapel Church food bank. Four in ten households in Reading receive SNAP benefits. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Study: Immigrant families in U.S. avoiding food stamps and other safety net programs

The Trump administration wants federal immigration authorities to consider participation in certain public assistance programs during the green card application process.

6 years ago

A sign directs Lyft and Uber riders to a designated pickup location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

Companies that rely on census data worry citizenship question will hurt them

Businesses like Lyft and Univision say it could harm the national headcount and their bottom line.

7 years ago

In this April 5, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA

A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks on immigration in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump outlines ‘merit-based’ immigration plan, still far from becoming law

The plan does not address the pressing challenge of what to do about the estimated 11 million people currently in the country illegally.

7 years ago

In this May 8, 2019 photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stand at the new border crossing facility on the U.S.-Canadian border in Derby Line, Vt. Some along the northern U.S. border are worried the temporary transfer of hundreds of border agents south could cause backups of people seeking to enter the United States from Canada during the busy summer tourist season. (Wilson Ring/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S.-Canada border transfers raise fear of delayed crossings

Northern border agents are being sent to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they will help their southern counterparts handle the influx of families from Central America.

7 years ago

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, (left), speaks with troops near McAllen, Texas, about the military’s role in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s effort to secure the Southwest border. At right is Kevin McAleenan, acting DHS secretary. (Robert Burns/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Shanahan wants secure border without continuous military aid

Shanahan said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration's ability to accomplish that without the Pentagon's continuous help.

7 years ago

BrightView landscapers work on Independence Mall.  Brightview has been the largest employer of H2B guest workers in the country for the last several years. (Courtesy of BrightView)
Politics & Policy

Pa. landscaping companies vie for some of added summer work visas

Federal officials are releasing 30,000 more non-agricultural seasonal visas, called H-2B visas, amid low unemployment and an immigration crackdown.

7 years ago

In a Thursday, April 4, 2019 file photo, former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is tapping  former border patrol chief Morgan to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Trump tweeted Sunday, May 5, 2019 that Mark Morgan
Politics & Policy

Trump taps ex-Obama border patrol chief as ICE Director

President Donald Trump is tapping a former border patrol chief who served in the Obama administration to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

7 years ago

This December, 2017 photo released by Fin and Fur Films shows a double rainbow over Big Bend National Park, Texas, and the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border, with Mexico being on the right side of the river. The new documentary,
Arts & Entertainment

‘The River and The Wall’ explores Rio Grande’s border world

A new documentary examining the diverse wildlife and landscape of the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border debuted this week at select theaters nationwide and on iTunes.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The American eugenics movement; immigration update

We talk with Daniel Okrent about his new book, "Guarded Gate," a history of the American eugenics movement, but first, we get an update on migrants at the US/Mexico border.

Air Date: May 3, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
In this 2016 photo, a man holds up his iPhone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store in San Francisco. Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in U.S. airports. (Eric Risberg/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

ACLU: Border agents violate Constitution when they search electronic devices

In a legal filing, the agencies said their searches were "a crucial tool for detecting evidence relating to terrorism and other national security matters."

7 years ago

In this June 2018 photo, Christian, from Honduras, recounts his separation from his child at the border. A judge has given the federal government six months to identify children separated from their families. (Matt York/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Court orders administration to identify separated migrant children within 6 months

The administration had said it hoped to identify the children within six months, but it opposed a specific deadline in case finding the children took longer than expected.

7 years ago

Abel Perez (left) and Pablo Alvarez (right), are pictured holding their sons. (Courtesy of Church World Service)
Courts & Law

Cuban immigrants detained by ICE in York for more than a year, despite federal court ruling

Abel Perez, 27, and Pablo Alvarez, 26, both arrived from Cuba at the U.S. southern border in December 2017. Both applied for asylum, and have been held ever since.

7 years ago

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