Immigration
Border policy fuels backlash against Trump
Amid the criticism, the president dug in Monday , again falsely blaming Democrats for the crisis. His administration put the practice in place and could easily end it.
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House GOP immigration bill would modify — but not end — child detentions
In the new legislation, children would now be held in the same place as their parents if they are detained.
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Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing.
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Faith leaders oppose Trump’s immigration policy of separating children from parents
Tony Suarez, a Latino pastor, tweeted, "God have mercy on those who seem so nonchalant to the plight of children being separated from their parents."
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Trump administration to open temporary tent shelter in Texas for migrant children
The number of migrant children detained by the U.S. government has grown to almost 2,000 minors.
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AG Sessions bashes Philadelphia, defends new border policies in Scranton visit
Sessions spoke at Lackawanna College, one of a handful of engagements in which he's defended controversial federal immigration enforcement policies.
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Listen 1:31A father’s plea in defense of all children
It’s almost Father’s Day, and my government has detained nearly 1,500 undocumented immigrant children — many forcibly separated fro ...
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‘These are not kids kept in cages’: Inside a Texas shelter for immigrant youth
Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys, ages 10 to 17.
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A quest to conjure Philadelphia’s immigrant past at Pier 53
Pier 53, in South Philly, was the city’s own version of Ellis Island. One woman has made it her business to preserve the stories of immigrants who came through the pier.
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Listen 8:58NewsWorks Tonight, June 14, 2018
The joint bid for World Cup went to North America. What are Philly’s chances of landing the games? New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ...
Air Date: June 14, 2018
Listen 21:59Did European immigrants come to the U.S. ‘the right way’?
How hard was it to immigrate when people coming to the U.S. were more likely to be from Italy than El Salvador?
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Listen 8:43Philly mental health experts call for end to separating kids, parents at Mexican border
Separating young children from parents can lead to "disruptive attachment" and increase their risk of developing PTSD, anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems.
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House to vote next week on competing immigration bills
House Speaker Paul Ryan's office announced late Tuesday a vote on two immigration bills next week to address the legal status of people brought to the U.S. as children.
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Attorney General denies asylum to victims of domestic abuse, gang violence
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is imposing sharp new limits on who can get asylum in the United States
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Inside the trial of 3 Guatemalan mothers separated from their children
Three young Guatemalan women went on trial this week at the red-rock federal courthouse in Alpine, Texas.
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