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Immigration

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen looks at her papers while testifying before members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration will send asylum-seekers to Mexico while claims are processed

Currently, people claiming asylum are allowed to stay in the U.S. — sometimes in detention — while their claim is pending in immigration court.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Tim Ireland)(AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)(/Benoit Tessier/Pool Photo via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Crises in Europe

Guests: Mauro Guillén, Judy Dempsey Political crises are roiling much of Europe. Brexit is a big mess, with Brit ...

Air Date: December 20, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Migrant children run around a track outside at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla. Shelters that house these children are reaching capacity and the federal government is now working to speed releases to sponsors. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Several thousand migrant children in U.S. custody could be released before Christmas

There are about 2,000 children in the shelter system who are ready to be released to already vetted parents in the next four to five days.

7 years ago

The federal courthouse in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Man who illegally crossed border twice, molested young girl gets more prison time

An unauthorized immigrant from Honduras will serve more time in prison after molesting a young girl following his second illegal border crossing into the U.S.

7 years ago

(Osmyn Oree)
Speak Easy
Community

To understand the migrant crisis, first we must listen

We hear these stories so rarely — and almost never in the asylum seekers’ own voices.

7 years ago

The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys along with dozens of unions, immigrant rights organizations, and community groups held a rally on December 7, 2017 at Brooklyn Borough Hall to call on the Office of Court Administration and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to prohibit Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents from entering state courthouses, and to end coordination with ICE.
(Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Judges ask ICE to make courts off limits to immigration arrests

Schools, hospitals and places of worship have been off-limits to federal immigration officers. Now, a group of judges is asking ICE to add courthouses to the list.

7 years ago

top left: Michael Cohen AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) top right: John Kelly (AP Photo/Michael Reynolds), Bottom: Nancy Pelosi, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The week’s biggest stories

Guests: Tamara Keith, Trevor Potter, Dana Milbank We’re going to be covering some of the top stories of the wee ...

Air Date: December 13, 2018 10:00 am

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Several groups have filed suit on behalf of Peter Sean Brown, 50, a Philadelphia native who was held on an immigration detainer in Florida, claiming his constitutional rights were violated when he was mistaken for a Jamaican immigrant eligible for deportation. (Viviana Bonilla Lopez/ACLU)
Courts & Law

Florida sheriffs illegally held Philly native as undocumented immigrant, lawsuit alleges

While he was detained, he says authorities sang the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” theme song — about a transplanted Philadelphian — to mock his claimed connection to the city.

7 years ago

Cielo Mendez, 17, of Plainfield, N.J., who is a DACA recipient, (second from left with banner), marches next to Gabriel Henao, 7, and Kimberly Armas, 15, of Elizabeth, N.J., in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, outside of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

New Jersey AG issues sweeping immigration order limiting cooperation with feds

Order from N.J. attorney general avoids "sanctuary" label, but severely limits how much local police can cooperate with ICE.

7 years ago

In New Jersey, several Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a state identification card for those lacking the personal documents required to get a federally compliant driver’s license. (WHYY file photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers propose state ID card for undocumented immigrants, others

Former Republican Gov. Chris Christie opposed state ID cards for undocumented immigrants, but current Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, has said he supports the idea.

7 years ago

Migrants arrive to Tijuana after traveling in a truck from Mexicali, part of the migrant caravan, in Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Tension continued Tuesday as residents in the Mexican border city of Tijuana closed down a school next to a sports complex where more than 5,000 Central American migrants have been camped out for two weeks. (Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Mexico accepts housing migrants, seeks U.S. development aid

President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government signaled that it would be willing to house the migrants on Mexican soil while they apply for asylum in the U.S.

7 years ago

HIAS Pennsylvania's 2018 Refugee Thanksgiving (Photo via
facebook.com/HIASPennsylvania)
Money
Broke In Philly

How misinformation and fear keep Philly immigrants from accessing public benefits

Immigration pros from Community Legal Services and HIAS Pennsylvania clarify who is eligible for benefits such as a healthcare and SNAP.

7 years ago

Shoes and a teddy bear, brought by a group of U.S. mayors, are piled up outside a holding facility for immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas, near the Mexican border, Thursday, June 21, 2018.  Mayors from more than a dozen U.S. cities including New York and Los Angeles gathered near the holding facility to call for the immediate reunification of immigrant children with their families (Andres Leighton/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Desert detention camp for migrant kids still growing

The facility has expanded into a detention camp holding thousands of teenagers — and it shows every sign of becoming more permanent.

7 years ago

dpatop - 26 November 2018, Mexico, Tijuana: Migrants face security forces on the border with the USA. In the Mexican border town of Tijuana, numerous migrants have tried to illegally cross the border to the USA. Photo by: Omar Martinez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Asylum-seekers on the border

Guests: Sarah Kinosian, Jaya Ramji-Nogales

7 years ago

Listen 32:00
dpatop - 26 November 2018, Mexico, Tijuana: Migrants face security forces on the border with the USA. In the Mexican border town of Tijuana, numerous migrants have tried to illegally cross the border to the USA. Photo by: Omar Martinez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Asylum-seekers on the border; Philly’s Rhodes Scholar

Guests: Sarah Kinosian, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Anea B. Moore On Sunday, border patrol agents fired tear gas and rubb ...

Air Date: November 27, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
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