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Prosecutors say the Asplundh company 'remained willfully blind' while managers hired workers they knew to be in the country illegally. The company, based in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, has been fined $95 million. (AP file photo)
Courts & Law

Willow Grove tree company fined $95 million for hiring undocumented immigrants

A suburban Philadelphia company that trims trees around power lines throughout the United States will pay a record fine after pleading gu ...

8 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney criticized President Donald Trump's expansion of the travel ban to eight countries.(Tom MacDonald, WHYY)
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Kenney dismisses expanded travel ban as diversion

President Donald Trump's expanded travel ban has been dismissed as "nothing more than a diversion" by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney.

8 years ago

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)
Politics & Policy

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 ...

8 years ago

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 ...

8 years ago

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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 ...

8 years ago

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

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 ...

8 years ago

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 ...

8 years ago

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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

U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur,
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

 (AP file photo)
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)
Community

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 ...

8 years ago

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