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Immigration

Philadelphia's standing as a sanctuary city — and whether the U.S. government can penalize it by withholding a federal grant — is again the subject of a court hearing. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Federal appeals judges hear arguments in Philly ‘sanctuary city’ case

Lawyers for the Trump administration Wednesday tried again to legally justify its attempt to punish "sanctuary cities" like Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Volunteers with Make the Road Action in Pa. celebrate Democratic wins at the organization's office in Reading on November 6, 2018. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. immigrant rights group claims victory in midterm

An advocacy group for Latino and immigrant rights in Pennsylvania is claiming victory in Tuesday's midterm elections.

8 years ago

Around two hundred people came to the Pennsylvania Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, to celebrate the work of muralist and activist Michelle Angela Ortiz, a project called
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Politics & Policy

With artwork, Philadelphia muralist brings support for immigrant families to Harrisburg

A large, vibrant mural depicting the eyes of a woman and her son has been temporarily installed on the verticals of the Pennsylvania Capitol building’s west-facing steps.

8 years ago

Andy Toy, on behalf of United Voices of Philadelphia warms up the crowd before a candidate’s forum geared towards immigrant voters. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

After Trump-era rise in citizenship petitions, naturalized immigrants may be force at polls

Citizenship petitions spiked around Trump's election. Will naturalized immigrants be a midterm election force?

8 years ago

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Mounted Border Patrol agents ride along a newly fortified border wall structure in Calexico, Calif. Funding for the border wall is one of a number of administration priorities that may face challenges if the Democrats flip the House. (Gregory Bull/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

A Democratic wave in Congress could change immigration policy

With days to go before the midterm elections, President Trump has tried time and again to turn the nation's attention to immigration with headline-grabbing moves.

8 years ago

Joel Eduardo Espinar, (left), and his son, Jason, 11, wait at their chosen campsite in the main square of Tapanatepec, Mexico, on Oct. 28, 2018. His plan is to request asylum rather than cross the U.S. border illegally.
Politics & Policy

‘We have to keep going:’ A day with the migrant caravan

"The only way to get ahead is to make sacrifices," said Joel Eduardo Espinar, on the 15th day of their journey.

8 years ago

Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees from entering the U.S. rally at Philadelphia International Airport in January 2017. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY, file)
Community

Philly branch of group vilified by synagogue shooter pivots as U.S. cuts refugee program

Under President Trump, refugee resettlement in the U.S. has dwindled significantly. HIAS and other groups have taken the hit to their mission and their long-term stability.

8 years ago

Migrants walk along the highway as part of a thousands-strong caravan of Central Americans continuing its slow journey toward the U.S. border, between Niltepec and Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Birthright citizenship: Trump’s latest sideshow distraction

Does Donald Trump truly intend to erase the Constitution’s provision that awards citizenship to all babies born on U.S. soil? (Doub ...

8 years ago

An Iraqi woman walks through a plume of smoke rising from a massive fire at a liquid
gas factory as she searches for her husband in Basra, Iraq, May 2003.
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Lynsey Addario: photos of love and war

Guest: Lynsey Addario LYNSEY ADDARIO has spent two ...

Air Date: October 30, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:55
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen inaugurates a newly completed renovated section of the border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, Calif. As a migrant caravan heads toward the U.S., Nielsen says her agency has asked for the military's help. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen visits new border wall in California

The Trump administration's plan calls for the troops to be in place by Tuesday — one week before Election Day.

8 years ago

A banner hanging from the National Museum of American Jewish History [Alex Stern]
Radio Times
Community

Living in Philly without English

Guests: Orlando Almonte, Nelson Flores, Alicia Fernandez  The United States doesn’t have an official language, ...

Air Date: October 25, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Jose
Courts & Law

Chesco man arrested at green card interview released after 9 months in detention

Nearly nine months after federal immigration enforcement agents arrested and detained Jose “Ivan” Nu ...

8 years ago

Founders Hall at Haverford College (Wikimedia Common s)
Courts & Law

Haverford College sues Trump admin. over crackdown on lapsed student visas

More than one in ten of the 1,300 students enrolled at the 185-year-old Quaker institution have student visas.

8 years ago

Thousands of Honduran migrants and families walk towards the southern Mexico border from Guatemala. Many say they are headed to the U.S. The White House said on Tuesday that a record number of migrant families have arrived at the Southwest border over the last year. (Oliver de Roos/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. apprehended record number of migrant families at southwest border

More than 161,000 migrant family members were apprehended or found inadmissible at the Southwest border in FY 2018, which ended last month.

8 years ago

A child is carried over the border fence as thousands of Honduran migrants rush across the border towards Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. Migrants broke down the gates at the border crossing and began streaming toward a bridge into Mexico. After arriving at the tall, yellow metal fence some clambered atop it and on U.S.-donated military jeeps. Young men began violently tugging on the barrier and finally succeeded in tearing it down. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)
Politics & Policy

Trump says he’s reducing Central American aid over migrants

President Trump said Monday the U.S. would begin "cutting off, or substantially reducing" aid to three Central American nations over a migrant caravan heading to the U.S.

8 years ago

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