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Immigrants recently processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection wait at the the Catholic Charities RGV, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained Friday by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

U.S. says it will release, reunite 50 immigrant children

At least 50 immigrant children under age 5 will be released with their parents by Tuesday's deadline for the Trump administration to reunify families forcibly separated.

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Edgar Perez Ramirez, left, stands with his 4-year-old son, Franco, in their home in Covington, Ky., on April 28, 2018. Perez left San Marcos, Guatemala, for Kentucky after his father was killed. He was heading to work when agents stopped and arrested him in December. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Courts & Law

Hunger, fear, desperation: What came of an ordinary ICE raid

It had taken a decade for Brandon Tomas Tomas to establish a life in America: a wife, steady job and five American-born children. It took 20 seconds for that life to be taken

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Immigration policy protesters have moved from the ICE headquarters at Eighth and Cherry streets to City Hall and are asking Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney to end an agreement with ICE. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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Mayor Kenney agrees with ICE protesters, but doesn’t want a repeat of Occupy Philly

Protest moves from ICE office to City Hall, pressuring Philadelphia mayor to end agreement allowing immigration officials to view a real-time arrest database

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A Pakistani recruit, 22, who was recently discharged from the U.S. Army, holds an American flag as he poses for a picture. The man asked his name and location to be undisclosed for safety reasons. The AP interviewed three recruits from Brazil, Pakistan and Iran, all of whom said they were devastated by their unexpected discharges. (AP Photo/Mike Knaak)

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U.S. Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits

Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged.

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Protesters camped outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices at 8th and Cherry streets are demanding that Mayor Jim Kenney end the city's data sharing contract with ICE.

Politics & Policy

Protesters demand end of Philly’s contract with ICE

The city's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement grants the agency access to the Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System, a real-time arrest database.

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President Donald Trump speaks about immigration alongside family members affected by crime committed by undocumented immigrants, at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Friday, June 22, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

Courts & Law

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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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, suspected members of the MS-13 gang are escorted to their arraignment in Mineola, N.Y. A sweep of alleged MS-13 gang members on Long Island has racked up impressive arrest totals but also left unanswered questions. Since May, federal authorities say they've arrested more than 220 members of the notorious street gang. But authorities have largely declined multiple requests by for even the most basic information about the arrests. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Politics & Policy

An MS-13 explainer

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

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Thirteen children from seven nations took the Oath of Allegience to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia.

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America’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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Yeni Gonzalez (center), a Guatemalan mother who was separated from her three children at the U.S.-Mexico border, is embraced by volunteer Janey Pearl Starks as pictures of other children separated from their families are displayed during a news conference on Tuesday in New York City. Gonzalez saw her children in a New York City facility for the first time since mid-May. (Craig Ruttle/AP)

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Courts & Law

Migrant 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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At Mighty Writers El Futuro in South Philadelphia, children donate books and make bookmarks for kids and immigrant families held at the Berks County Detention Center. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)

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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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Demonstrators protest ICE outside of the office at Eighth and Cherry streets in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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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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Gov. Tom Wolf walks with Sen. Bob Casey outside of the Oregon Diner, Friday, May 23, 2014, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)

Politics & Policy

Casey, 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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