Immigration
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s decision to end DACA
A federal judge in California late Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal for ‘Dreamers’
Seeking a bipartisan compromise to avoid a government shutdown, Trump suggested an immigration deal could be reached in two phases.
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Thousands in N.J. face deportation should temporary protection end for Salvadorans
A quarter-million Salvadorans in the U.S., could be deported if the Trump administration ends the protection known as TPS.
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Sessions takes aim at judges’ handling of immigration cases
Sessions on Friday launched a review of a little-known but widely used practice of immigration judges closing cases without decisions.
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Republicans and Democrats seek path to DACA deal in coming weeks
Whether or not something passes will likely hinge on two key questions: How far Democrats are willing go to force a vote, and whether President Trump will compromise.
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Artist creates tiny houses from the memories of refugees
Artist and architect Mohamad Hafez and writer, speaker and student Ahmed Badr created the project to humanize the lives and stories of refugees.
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Settling into Bucks County, Syrian family has year of worry — and progress
With their two young children, refugees Moustafa and Amal are making a new life for themselves far from Syria's civil war. Their first year in the U.S. hasn't been easy.
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Listen 4:37NewsWorks Tonight, December 28, 2017
Area non-profit organizations anticipate the effects the GOP tax bill will have on charitable giving. An event at the National Constitu ...
Air Date: December 28, 2017
Listen 21:10In 2017, Pa. resettled nearly 1,000 fewer refugees than previous budget year
Following an uptick in refugee arrivals during President Barack Obama’s last year in office, the drop-off seems especially steep.
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Fearing deportation from U.S., migrants walk to Canada
They are taking advantage of a footnote in a Canada-U.S. treaty that says those who cross by foot won't be turned back from Canada until their case is heard.
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A Philly 'Parranda' brings its own kind holiday cheer to displaced families
Hurricane refugees from Puerto Rico gather in North Philly to celebrate the holiday and face an uncertain future
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Listen 1:34In Philly halls of justice, feds seizing more immigrants with no criminal past
As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown, ICE agents find courthouses a convenient place to collar undocumented immigrants.
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Listen 6:22ICE arrests Pa. man in DACA limbo, highlighting confusion over program’s future
The Trump administration is ending DACA in March, and gave Dreamers until October to apply to renew their participation, but some applications got lost in the mail.
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Listen 2:10Federal 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.
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