Immigration
Delco man sentenced to 30 years for hiding warlord past
A federal judge has sentenced Mohammed Jabbateh to 30 years in prison for lying to U.S. immigration officials about being a brutal warlord during Liberia's first civil war.
6 years ago
Listen 1:46Court sides with sanctuary cities in fight over grants
The federal government cannot withhold public safety grants from cities that refuse to cooperate with President Trump's immigration policies.
6 years ago
It’s been more than six months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. Yet some of the 900 families who came to Philadelphia looking for refuge, are still facing homelessness.
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Listen 1:49Air Date: April 18, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Supreme Court strikes down part of immigration law
It's a blow to the Trump Justice Department, and came at the hands, ironically of conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, who sided with the court's liberals in a 5-4 decision.
6 years ago
After critical report, Pa. police review their role in ICE deportations
6 years ago
The Trump administration encouraged prosecutors to seek felony charges against those who re-enter the U.S. after being deported.
6 years ago
For cops who want to help ICE crack down on illegal immigration, Pennsylvania is a free-for-all
Without guidelines or oversight, some officers are using traffic stops to question Hispanics and turn over undocumented immigrants to ICE.
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Listen 5:35NewsWorks Tonight, April 13, 2018
Air Date: April 13, 2018
Listen 24:00In Pennsylvania, it’s open season on undocumented immigrants
ICE’s Philadelphia office is making more 'at-large' arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions than anywhere else in America.
6 years ago
Step Afrika! tells Great Migration story through dance
With stomping feet, clapping hands and spoken word, the Step Afrika! dance company is in Wilmington this week to tell the story of the Great Migration.
6 years ago
As refugee arrivals fall by two-thirds in Pa., program changes likely to further slow travel
Data from the midway point of this fiscal year show the U.S. and Philadelphia region are far off pace to reach the federal 45,000-refugee ceiling.
6 years ago
Immigration update: the migrant caravan, DACA, and ICE crackdowns
Air Date: April 9, 2018
Listen 36:17Sessions orders ‘zero tolerance’ policy for border crossers
His one-page order lacks specifics on how the policy will be carried out.
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Dozens of members of Congress have called for a thorough investigation.
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