
Immigration
Federal investigation finds ‘significant issues’ at immigrant detention centers
Immigrants detained at four centers used by ICE are subject to inhumane treatment, given insufficient hygiene supplies and medical care, and provided potentially unsafe food.
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Fearing drug traffickers in Mexico, family takes sanctuary from deportation in N. Philly church
Federal immigration authorities ordered Carmela Apolonio Hernandez to leave the country by Friday, but she has no intention of complying.
8 years ago
Delaware family with mixed-citizenship status divided days before baby is born
Sauveur Jean Jean, an immigrant from Haiti with a removal order, and his wife Vladine Thomas, a U.S. citizen, face an uncertain future.
8 years ago
Listen 4:41Sessions: NYC terror attacks show immigration a security issue
Sessions called anew Tuesday on Congress to strengthen immigration laws and said President Donald Trump's administration was taking steps to more strictly enforce law.
8 years ago
Rohingya refugees resettled in Philadelphia find freedom that was worth the journey
Considered the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world, Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar by the thousands in recent years. Some now call Philadelphia home.
8 years ago
Listen 3:42‘I’ve lived it’: Examining how journalists report on the immigrant experience
A roundtable hosted by WHYY and Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture focused on immigration reporting at a time when political rhetoric on the issue is becoming increasingly divisive.
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Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban
The justices say in an order Monday that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts.
8 years ago
2020 Census may ask white people to get specific about their ethnicity
Anyone who checks off the "white" box could also mark boxes for groups such as "German," "Irish" and "Polish" or write in another option.
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‘Trial by Jury’ puts us in the courtroom to deliberate hot-button issues
Imagine being on a jury and deliberating cases on controversial topics that dominate our daily conversations. Would your views change in the jury room?
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Listen 5:24A first Thanksgiving for some new Philadelphia residents
New arrivals to the U.S. come from many countries and cultures, and they all can appreciate a warm welcome, plus a little help learning what this country is all about.
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Listen 5:20NewsWorks Tonight, November 23, 2017
We attend a special Thanksgiving celebration with new immigrants to Philadelphia. Chef Angie Branca, known for the cuisine of her native ...
Air Date: November 23, 2017
Listen 23:35Opposition to refugee arrivals keeps getting louder
A few days after Trump was elected, more than a hundred people packed into a church in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to hear about refugee resettlement in their town. It didn't go well.
8 years ago
DOJ gives funding advantage to cities cooperating with immigration authorities
The news comes not long after a number of federal courts blocked the Trump administration from attempting to keep grant funding from sanctuary cities.
8 years ago
With protected status ending in 2019, Haitians in the Philadelphia region weigh tough options
On Monday, the Trump Administration announced it will end a program that protects an estimated 4,800 Haitians in New Jersey and Pennsylva ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:02Judge blocks Trump administration from punishing ‘sanctuary cities’
The Trump administration cannot withhold federal money to punish local governments for their noncompliance with immigration authorities.
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