
Immigration
Lynsey Addario: photos of love and war
Guest: Lynsey Addario LYNSEY ADDARIO has spent two ...
Air Date: October 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:55Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen visits new border wall in California
The Trump administration's plan calls for the troops to be in place by Tuesday — one week before Election Day.
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Living in Philly without English
Guests: Orlando Almonte, Nelson Flores, Alicia Fernandez The United States doesn’t have an official language, ...
Air Date: October 25, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Chesco man arrested at green card interview released after 9 months in detention
Nearly nine months after federal immigration enforcement agents arrested and detained Jose “Ivan” Nu ...
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Haverford College sues Trump admin. over crackdown on lapsed student visas
More than one in ten of the 1,300 students enrolled at the 185-year-old Quaker institution have student visas.
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U.S. apprehended record number of migrant families at southwest border
More than 161,000 migrant family members were apprehended or found inadmissible at the Southwest border in FY 2018, which ended last month.
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Trump says he’s reducing Central American aid over migrants
President Trump said Monday the U.S. would begin "cutting off, or substantially reducing" aid to three Central American nations over a migrant caravan heading to the U.S.
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As border restrictions tighten, some experts see migrant caravans growing in size
As border restrictions have tightened, the journey for migrants has become more expensive and dangerous, increasing incidences of extortion and trafficking.
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ICE appears to end use of federal prisons for immigrant detainees
A total of only three ICE detainees remain across the five prisons that once held hundreds of immigrants.
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Immigrants in Philadelphia want help, but Dems say wait until after Nov. 6
Seeking action on immigration promises, and warning that their their votes are not guaranteed, immigrants and their advocates have targeted incumbent Democrats.
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Listen 1:59Deep in the desert, a case pits immigration crackdown against religious freedom
A humanitarian activist, under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, is saying that his faith compels him to offer assistance to people in dire need, including immigrants.
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New deal keeps open facility that detains immigrant families
The U.S. government has quietly reached a new agreement to keep open a 2,400-bed detention facility used to detain immigrant mothers and children.
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U.S. plans to expand tent camp in Texas for unaccompanied migrant children
Reporters got a rare glimpse inside the facility on Friday.
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Proposed U.S. change on evaluating green card, visa applications could impact Philly kids
The proposal calls for looking at use of food stamps, federal medical assistance and housing assistance when weighing an immigration application.
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Army expelled 500 immigrant recruits in 1 year
The AP has interviewed more than a dozen recruits from Brazil, Pakistan, Iran, China and Mongolia who all said they were devastated by their unexpected discharge.
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