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Mayor Jim Kenney puts his flag of family origin on the new sculpture at Love Park. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly’s Immigrant Heritage Month begins with new sculpture at LOVE Park

Philadelphia kicks off a month-long celebration of welcoming immigrants.

7 years ago

William Linares, a 5-year-old from Honduras, plays in an encampment where he is living near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, on April 30. The boy is traveling with his mother, Suanny Gomez, and seeking asylum in the United States. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

As the line into America slows, communities form, and wait, on the Mexican side

In early May, according to estimates compiled by the Associated Press, there were approximately 13,000 migrants waiting in Mexico to apply for asylum.

7 years ago

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla., in February. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Immigrant advocates ask court to release unaccompanied minors detained in Florida

Under the settlement known as Flores, reached in 1997, unaccompanied minors can be detained for no more than 20 days.

7 years ago

In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, photo, Maria Orbelina Cortez, (right), walks with her 3-year-old son, Julio, (center), and a worker at the Catholic Charities shelter in McAllen, Texas. Orbelina says she decided to flee El Salvador after her husband attacked her and caused a pan of hot oil to fall, scalding Julio and leaving a scar on his head. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
ProPublica

Over 200 allegations of abuse of migrant children; 1 case of Homeland Security disciplining someone

From 2009 to 2014, at least 214 complaints were filed against federal agents for abusing or mistreating migrant children.

7 years ago

Claudio Gage poses for a portrait at the Hola Code offices in Mexico City, Mexico on May 13, 2019. Gage was deported to Mexico after having lived in the U.S. for more than a decade. (Alicia Vera for NPR)
NPR
Community

In Mexico, new groups offer aid to a young generation of deported ‘DREAMers’

In response to the number of returnees, the Mexican government launched a program called Somos Mexicanos aimed at helping returning migrants integrate into Mexican society.

7 years ago

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, center, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, tour the US-Mexico border at Santa Teresa Station in Sunland Park, N.M., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Five Pa. GOP congressmen ask Gov. Wolf to help Trump administration on Mexican border

“Pennsylvania should lend to the president as many National Guard troops as possible until the crisis is resolved.”

7 years ago

New guidelines issued by New Jersey Supreme Court will make it more difficult for federal immigration officers to make arrests at courthouses in the state.(Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)
Courts & Law

New rules seek to limit ICE arrests in N.J. courthouses

ICE agents should present a warrant to courthouse security, the rules from the head of the N.J. Supreme Court say. But it’s unclear how they’ll be enforced.

7 years ago

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.

7 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.

7 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

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