Immigration

A former official in the civil rights office says the unit seems afraid to offend U.S. CBP and ICE. Meanwhile, the complaints of abuses of families continue to pile up.

Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi.

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use military funds to build sections of the president's desired border wall while litigation is ongoing.

After two weeks in ICE custody, Irish national Keith Byrne, who had been living in Montco for more than a decade, will be released on a judge’s orders.

Pennsylvania's senior U.S. Senator is calling for immigration reform measures after a recent trip to the country's southern border.

After a series of pilots, the administration says it will roll out the updated version by December 2020 or early 2021.

The Berks facility isn't much like the ones on the southern border. The onetime nursing home is smaller, with just 96 beds. Dean described it as a "school you can't leave."

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have both strenuously opposed detention of children.  

Trump piled on Rep. Ilhan Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. as a refugee from Somalia as a child. The crowd was egged on by several false explosive claims against her.

Kevin Barnhardt, a Democrat, had previously defended the Berks County Residential Center.

Philadelphia and the Vera Institute of Justice launched a one-year pilot program offering pro bono legal support to low-income immigrants facing deportation.

We discuss President Trump's racist attacks on Representatives Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley, all women of color, and the political and public response.

The DOJ and Homeland Security say potential refugees from Central America who want to seek asylum in the U.S. must first apply for that status in the first country they enter.

In the cities where rumors of mass raids swirled, many immigrants stayed inside their homes, as jitters turned vibrant migrant markets and commercial corridors eerily quiet.

According to reports, ICE is prepared to target about 2,000 recently arrived migrant families.