
Immigration
Trump loses effort to block 2 California immigration laws
The U.S. government sued the state in March as part of a broader effort to crack down on sanctuary jurisdictions.
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Guest: Jonathan Rosen Today we’ll discuss the MS-13 gang, who is so often referred to by President Trump when calling for in ...
Air Date: July 5, 2018 10:40 am
Listen 16:58America’s youngest citizens reflect on patriotism at Philly naturalization ceremony
“It’s just respecting your country, even if you don’t agree with everything that is going on or everything that is said," said Kayla Davis of West Philly.
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Listen 2:48Migrant parents face major obstacles before they can regain custody of their children
A week ago, Yeni Gonzalez was in an immigration detention center in Arizona more than 2,000 miles from her children.
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Book delivery from Philly kids to federal detention center hits snag
The goal was to provide a token of comfort, escape, to the roughly 20 migrant kids staying at the center in Berks County.
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Overnight protesters stake out ICE building, demand changes in immigration policies
Philadelphia police arrest 29 demonstrators who refused to move from the entrance to the federal facility at Eighth and Cherry streets.
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Listen 2:03Casey, Wolf press feds for details on immigrant children
Tom Wolf and Bob Casey pressed the Trump administration Tuesday for information about immigrant children being held in the state, separated from their families at the border.
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Activists clash with Wolf over operation of immigrant detention center
Shut Down Berks Executive Director Sundrop Carter said the group is now urging Governor Tom Wolf to issue an Emergency Removal Order.
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Federal judge orders administration to end arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers
It is a legal setback for the Trump administration's immigration policies.
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Irving Berlin: Immigrant, patriot, songsmith
Guests: Gary A. Rosen, Drew Nugent The life story of composer Irving Berlin is a quintessential 20th ...
Air Date: July 3, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:01The U.S. has a long, troubled history of detaining families together
Family confinement has a troubled, litigious history in the United States, and legal advocates for immigrants are preparing for a major battle ahead.
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Despite heat, ‘Rally to Reunite Families’ draws hundreds in Philadelphia
The protests came more than a week after President Donald Trump ended the policy that separated more than 2,300 children from their parents at the border.
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Philly and ICE have different stories about arrest warrant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is accusing the city of Philadelphia of not living up to its promise of limited cooperation on handin ...
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‘Old Farts’ group protest results in arrest of six at ICE in Philadelphia
A group of elderly protestors blocked the ICE office in Philadelphia this morning. A half dozen decided to be arrested instead of moving.
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As immigration debate boils, Philly nonprofit sends books to detention center
With the help of a $3,000 grant, Mighty Writers is giving more than a hundred books to migrant children at the Berks County Residential Center.
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