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In this March 30, 2017 file photo, Workers use a crane to lift a segment of a new fence into place on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Poll: For many Trump supporters the border wall can wait

Even many Donald Trump supporters are taking a more moderate view about unauthorized immigration. That’s the finding of a new Monmo ...

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Border Patrol Agent Lanllony Molina of Erie, Pennsylvania, smiles as a job-seeker gives his information during an employment fair Thursday at Temple University. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)

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Search for border agents brings recruiter to Temple job fair

Border Patrol agent Lanllony Molina stood next to a folding table, covered in tote bags and pens emblazoned with the U.S. Customs and Bor ...

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Dozens of University of Delaware students rally to show their support for those in danger of losing their DACA protections. (Nichelle Polston/WHYY)

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University of Delaware students rally in support of DACA [video]

What’s going to happen to DACA students? While that is being debated, some University of Delaware students rallied to show their su ...

8 years ago

A federal judge bars Attorney General Jeff Sessions from following through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago, Philadelphia and other

Politics & Policy

Judge: Sessions can’t deny grant money for ‘sanctuary cities’

Attorney General Jeff Sessions can’t follow through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money ...

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Dreamers join with Philadelphia and federal officials at announcement of DACA dreamer fund. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

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DACA dollars the goal of new fundraising effort

While the Trump administration has stopped accepting new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, some “dreamers ...

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)

Politics & Policy

Wolf urges Pennsylvania members of Congress to protect DACA

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is urging Pennsylvania’s members of Congress to preserve a program being ended by the Trump administration ...

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Alejandra Villamares, who was awarded DACA status in September 2016, just started her freshman year at Wesleyan (Conn.) University. (Courtesy of Alejandra Villamares)

Politics & Policy

DACA recipient at Wesleyan hopes Congress keeps program

WHYY recently told the story Delaware vo-tech student Alejandra Villamares, who won a ...

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Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA chant slogans and hold signs while joining a Labor Day rally in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.

Courts & Law

Del. State Dreamers fear deportation following Trump DACA announcement

Dreamers in Delaware are concerned after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of DACA. When Kevin Gutierrez was 8 ...

8 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Politics & Policy

Area U.S. lawmakers hit moderate notes on DACA

Area lawmakers in Congress say the children of immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, s ...

8 years ago

Anel Medina, a registered nurse who graduated from Delaware County Community College, joins a rally in support of DACA.

Politics & Policy

‘Dreamers’ react in anger, fear, but not surprise over Trump ending DACA

Anel Medina was five when her mother illegally brought her to Chester County from Mexico. On Tuesday, the 26-year-old registered n ...

8 years ago

Politics & Policy

Trump to Congress: ‘Get ready to do your job’ on immigration

President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday it’s up to Congress to ultimately decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigr ...

8 years ago

Gabriela Pedroza and her daughter (Photo provided)

Politics & Policy

Shielding immigrant mothers from deportation benefits their children’s mental health

A new study in the journal Science shows that the debate over unauthorized immigrants is not just an political issue; it’s ...

8 years ago

Many shore towns rely of seasonal workers. The Hospitality association says some them are here on the J-1 visa program. (Big Stock photo)

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N.J. hospitality industry worried Trump could restrict worker visa program

Some New Jersey businesses that rely on foreign students to fill seasonal jobs are hoping President Trump backs away from a campaign prom ...

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In this Aug. 15, 2017 a woman holds up a signs in support of the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, during an immigration reform rally at the White House in Washington. After months of delays, President Donald Trump is expected to decide soon on the fate of so called 'dreamers' who were brought into the country illegally as children as he faces a looming court deadline and is digging in on appeals to his base. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo, File)

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On ‘Radio Times’: Young immigrants who are used to DACA may face a difficult change

President Trump is expected to announce a decision on whether or not he will continue the five-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arr ...

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City officials announce the lawsuit against the Dept. of Justice (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

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Philly sues AG Sessions to keep funding now under threat by ‘sanctuary city’ status

Philadelphia officials are suing U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in federal court over “unlawful” grant conditions that p ...

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