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Immigration
‘Zero tolerance’ and child detainees in the U.S.
Guests: Julián Aguilar, Laura Benshoff, Dana Sinopoli It’s estimated that in the last 6 weeks, 2,000 child ...
Air Date: June 19, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57‘Papa! Papa!’ Audio of children stokes rage over separation
The recording captures the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility.
7 years ago
Trump admin. asks high court to halt sanctuary cities ruling
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to largely implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from "sanctuary cities."
7 years ago
Border policy fuels backlash against Trump
Amid the criticism, the president dug in Monday , again falsely blaming Democrats for the crisis. His administration put the practice in place and could easily end it.
7 years ago
House GOP immigration bill would modify — but not end — child detentions
In the new legislation, children would now be held in the same place as their parents if they are detained.
7 years ago
Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing.
7 years ago
Faith leaders oppose Trump’s immigration policy of separating children from parents
Tony Suarez, a Latino pastor, tweeted, "God have mercy on those who seem so nonchalant to the plight of children being separated from their parents."
7 years ago
Trump administration to open temporary tent shelter in Texas for migrant children
The number of migrant children detained by the U.S. government has grown to almost 2,000 minors.
7 years ago
AG Sessions bashes Philadelphia, defends new border policies in Scranton visit
Sessions spoke at Lackawanna College, one of a handful of engagements in which he's defended controversial federal immigration enforcement policies.
7 years ago
Listen 1:31A father’s plea in defense of all children
It’s almost Father’s Day, and my government has detained nearly 1,500 undocumented immigrant children — many forcibly separated fro ...
7 years ago
‘These are not kids kept in cages’: Inside a Texas shelter for immigrant youth
Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys, ages 10 to 17.
7 years ago
A quest to conjure Philadelphia’s immigrant past at Pier 53
Pier 53, in South Philly, was the city’s own version of Ellis Island. One woman has made it her business to preserve the stories of immigrants who came through the pier.
7 years ago
Listen 8:58NewsWorks Tonight, June 14, 2018
The joint bid for World Cup went to North America. What are Philly’s chances of landing the games? New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ...
Air Date: June 14, 2018
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