Immigration
As federal court mandates migrant family reunification, Pa. lawyer questions process
For children under 5, the court has ordered reunification within 14 days. How to do so remains a mystery, says a Pennsylvania attorney representing 11 of the migrant kids.
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Philly DA vows to protect unauthorized immigrants victimized by crime
Larry Krasner's pledge is in response to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying that fleeing gangs or domestic violence no longer qualifies as cause for seeking asylum.
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Some migrant parents agreeing to self-deport to reunite with children
"They were just so desperate to get back with their kids that they're opting to go this route."
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Judge bars migrant family separations, orders return of children within 30 days
The order, which came down late Tuesday, is the result of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit.
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Sen. Chris Coons says Supreme Court ruling doesn’t reflect U.S. values
Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will introduce legislation to make clear that the U.S. does 'not tolerate discrimination based on religion or nationality.'
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Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim
The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court's first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy.
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Authorities abandon effort to prosecute immigrant families
The nation's top border enforcement official acknowledged they have abandoned their effort to prosecute immigrant families who cross the southern border.
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Pentagon will build 2 more temporary camps to house migrants, Mattis says
The defense chief did not give details about the locations of the bases that would contain the camps.
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A year after ICE arrests at Chesco mushroom farm, how many were actually deported?
Attorneys say arrests at or near workplaces are becoming more common in Pennsylvania, as the U.S. ramps enforcement of immigration laws.
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Department of Homeland Security releases plan to reunify families
In a fact sheet issued on Saturday, it provided no timeline for when those reunifications will happen.
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Fearing deportation, some immigrants opt out of health benefits for their kids
"They are asking a lot of questions," she says. "They are investigating one's life from head to toe."
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A Latino nonprofit is holding separated kids. Is that care or complicity or both?
Much to its leaders' frustration, Southwest Key became the face of a Trump administration policy.
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Crying toddler on widely shared ‘Time’ cover was not separated from mother
Nevertheless, Time's editor-in-chief said he stands by the decision to use the image on the magazine's cover.
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Mother and son reunite at airport; U.S. had split them because of migrant status
To gain their release from custody and last night's reunion, the woman sued the U.S. government.
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Military asked to provide 20,000 beds for detained immigrant children
That bed space would be needed beginning in July and running through the end of the year.
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