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N.J. finalizes $2.1M in aid for immigrants, Murphy says

New Jersey allocated more than $2 million to help immigrants facing deportation, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.

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Members of the migrant caravan walk to make requests for political asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border last week in Tijuana, Mexico (John Moore/Getty Images)

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Trump administration faces 2 legal challenges for asylum restrictions

President Trump's effort to limit the number of people seeking asylum in the United States will face legal challenges in two different federal courts on Monday.

7 years ago

A migrant child sits outside a tent, taking shelter at the Jesus Martinez stadium in Mexico City, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Humanitarian aid converged around the stadium in Mexico City where thousands of Central American migrants winding their way toward the United States were resting Tuesday after an arduous trek that has taken them through three countries in three weeks. (Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)

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Quaker relief worker recounts helping migrants in caravan get through Mexico

A member of the Philadelphia-based American Friends Service Committee recounts her experiences doing relief work with the caravan of migrants passing through Mexico.

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Migrant children who travel to the United States to be reunited with a parent often make the difficult journey alone. But reunification with a parent after years of separation rarely goes as smoothly as they expect. (Sara Wong for NPR)

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Politics & Policy

Migrant kids survive hardship to reunite with parents. Then what?

Years of separation, a history of grief and trauma, and the stresses of suddenly having to adapt to a new culture often get in the way.

7 years ago

Members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Laredo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Politics & Policy

Migrants won’t see armed U.S. soldiers on border

Still, for many migrants, the barriers and barbed wire were an imposing show of force.

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Central American migrants rest outside a soccer stadium after arriving in Queretaro, Mexico, as they resume their journey north, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Thousands of Central American migrants were back on the move toward the U.S. border Saturday, after dedicated Mexico City metro trains whisked them to the outskirts of the capital and drivers began offering rides north. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Courts & Law

Migrant caravan heads to central Mexican city of Irapuato

The migrants appear to be on a path to Tijuana across the border from San Diego, which is still some 1,600 miles away.

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A group of Central American migrants, representing the thousands participating in a caravan trying to reach the U.S. border, undertake an hours-long march to the office of the United Nations' humans rights body in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Members of the caravan which has stopped in Mexico City demanded buses Thursday to take them to the U.S. border, saying it is too cold and dangerous to continue walking and hitchhiking.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Politics & Policy

Trump limits asylum, says migrants must ‘come legally’

Trump issued an order Friday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the U.S.

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Sister Bertha Lopez Chaves applies anti-inflammatory eyedrops to a migrant at a stadium in Mexico City where the caravan is resting. Her order is one of roughly 50 groups giving aid to the migrants in the Mexican capital.

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Health

Health care for the migrant caravan: Flu, blisters but definitely not smallpox

Stomach problems mostly originate from lack of sanitation available to the migrants as they travel.

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Philadelphia's standing as a sanctuary city — and whether the U.S. government can penalize it by withholding a federal grant — is again the subject of a court hearing. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Courts & Law

Federal appeals judges hear arguments in Philly ‘sanctuary city’ case

Lawyers for the Trump administration Wednesday tried again to legally justify its attempt to punish "sanctuary cities" like Philadelphia.

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Volunteers with Make the Road Action in Pa. celebrate Democratic wins at the organization's office in Reading on November 6, 2018. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)

Politics & Policy

Pa. immigrant rights group claims victory in midterm

An advocacy group for Latino and immigrant rights in Pennsylvania is claiming victory in Tuesday's midterm elections.

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Around two hundred people came to the Pennsylvania Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, to celebrate the work of muralist and activist Michelle Angela Ortiz, a project called

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With artwork, Philadelphia muralist brings support for immigrant families to Harrisburg

A large, vibrant mural depicting the eyes of a woman and her son has been temporarily installed on the verticals of the Pennsylvania Capitol building’s west-facing steps.

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Andy Toy, on behalf of United Voices of Philadelphia warms up the crowd before a candidate’s forum geared towards immigrant voters. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)

Politics & Policy

After Trump-era rise in citizenship petitions, naturalized immigrants may be force at polls

Citizenship petitions spiked around Trump's election. Will naturalized immigrants be a midterm election force?

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Mounted Border Patrol agents ride along a newly fortified border wall structure in Calexico, Calif. Funding for the border wall is one of a number of administration priorities that may face challenges if the Democrats flip the House. (Gregory Bull/AP)

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Politics & Policy

A Democratic wave in Congress could change immigration policy

With days to go before the midterm elections, President Trump has tried time and again to turn the nation's attention to immigration with headline-grabbing moves.

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Joel Eduardo Espinar, (left), and his son, Jason, 11, wait at their chosen campsite in the main square of Tapanatepec, Mexico, on Oct. 28, 2018. His plan is to request asylum rather than cross the U.S. border illegally.

Politics & Policy

‘We have to keep going:’ A day with the migrant caravan

"The only way to get ahead is to make sacrifices," said Joel Eduardo Espinar, on the 15th day of their journey.

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Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees from entering the U.S. rally at Philadelphia International Airport in January 2017. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY, file)

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Philly branch of group vilified by synagogue shooter pivots as U.S. cuts refugee program

Under President Trump, refugee resettlement in the U.S. has dwindled significantly. HIAS and other groups have taken the hit to their mission and their long-term stability.

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