Immigration
Archbishop Chaput takes stand on plight of immigrants in the region
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia is taking a stand in support of all immigrants in the Philadelphia region. The Arc ...
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Amnesty International uses Berks County immigrant cases to highlight prolonged detention
In Berks County in Pennsylvania, four children held in federal immigration detention for more than a year and a half have become the subj ...
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False reports of ICE checkpoints circulating in Pennsylvania cause real panic
Amid expanded federal immigration enforcement, false accounts of mass checkpoints are making the rounds. Reports of a checkpoint a ...
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Legal recognition lags as expected ‘climate refugee’ population grows
People migrate for many different reasons – war, persecution, poverty. Here’s another reason: climate change. A 2015 ...
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For these Syrian refugees, smiles and tears fill the doctor’s office
For four years now, the pediatric wing at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia has blocked off Thursday mornings to meet with re ...
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After fleeing violence in Jamaica, gay man seeks refuge in America
Anti-gay prejudice is written into Jamaican law. A colonial-era rule criminalizes male intercourse and LGBT activists say talk of jail ti ...
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What does a Muslim immigrant look like? The best of America
How does a Muslim boy born in Bangladesh end up at the University of Pennsylvania Law School? By winning the lottery, of cours ...
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Trump signs new travel ban targeting those seeking new visas [updated]
[updated 11:51am] President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new version of his controversial travel ban, aiming to withst ...
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Pa. students protest anti-sanctuary campus bill
On Thursday, college students rallied outside of nine state representative’s offices across Pennsylvania today, calling for them to ...
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Chesco unauthorized immigrants told to make a family plan in case of deportation
Latinos living in Pennsylvania’s rural southern Chester County packed a recent community meeting in Kennett Square to discuss their ...
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Earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security released plans to ramp up the deportation of undocumented immigrants. Thursday̵ ...
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Targeting of nationalities and not individuals is why Trump’s travel ban fails
There is a general consensus in the U.S. that we need to protect ourselves and not allow people who wish us harm to pass through our bord ...
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DHS weighed Nat Guard for immigration roundups [updated]
The Trump administration considered a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, ...
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Quandary over U.S. travel policy spurs rush for naturalization
As uncertainty continues around President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, those with green cards are flocking to immigrati ...
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Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban [updated]
A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nat ...
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