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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Immigration

Gurbir Grewal, the former Bergen County prosecutor, has been confirmed as New Jersey's attorney general. He is the first Sikh in the nation to serve as a state attorney general.
Politics & Policy

N.J. joins coalition of states challenging census citizenship question

Asking people if they’re U.S. citizens will discourage immigrants from participating in the count, says New Jersey's attorney general.

8 years ago

In this Oct. 12, 2017 photo, the hand of Arthur Jemmy, bottom, is held by his wife, Silfia, as they sit and talk at The Reformed Church of Highland Park, where they are taking sanctuary to avoid deportation  in Highland Park, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Murphy wants $2.1M to help N.J. immigrants with legal aid

Poor immigrants facing deportation in New Jersey could get access to legal aid under a $2.1 million cash infusion in Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed budget.

8 years ago

In this file photo, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers about trade policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Trump in Toomey’s corner on penalizing Philly, other ‘sanctuary cities’

'I think they are talking to a certain audience within the country,' says Congressman Dwight Evans, a Philadelphia Democrat.

8 years ago

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Members of the New Sanctuary Movement protest outside City Hall
Community

Three at Philly immigrant organization fired after claiming boss outed them to ICE

New Sanctuary Movement says decision to terminate the employees stemmed from their disrespect of the organization's conflict resolution process.

8 years ago

Victor Garcia Diaz, left, and Zully Palacios Rodriguez, at a recent demonstration in Richford, Vt. They are two of the undocumented Migrant Justice leaders arrested by ICE.
NPR
Courts & Law

Immigration advocates warn ICE is retaliating for activism

Activists across the country say they are being targeted by federal immigration authorities for speaking out at protests and accusing the government of heavy-handed tactics.

8 years ago

Protesters demonstrate outside of the Mexican Consulate on Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Nov 10, 2014
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Women in struggle from both sides of the border

In thinking about International Women's Day last week, I was reminded of the growing strength of women in the Zapatista movement of my native Mexico.

8 years ago

Carmella Hernandez and her family, taking sanctuary from deportation in a North Philadelphia church, ask for support on social media.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Despite long odds, Brady sponsoring private bill to keep immigrant family in U.S.

'It lets ICE know that we’re paying attention here,' says U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of private bill he's sponsoring.

8 years ago

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Many women and children arriving from Central America are claiming they're eligible for asylum because they've been the victims of gangs or domestic violence in their home countries. The claims are creating a large backlog and some critics, like former immigration judge Andrew Arthur, say seeking asylum has become a “sort of catchall for truly inventive lawyer
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration moves to reshape who qualifies for asylum

Sessions has intervened in two cases that could have big implications for people who come to the U.S. and seek asylum.

8 years ago

Alma Aparicio spoke at a pro-DACA rally at Rutgers Camden, where she is a student. She immigrated to the United States when she was 3 and is able to work and attend school under the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, now threatened by the Trump administration.
Courts & Law

In New Jersey, immigrant activists try to reclaim DACA deadline day

While two court decisions largely invalidated Trump’s deadline, activists held six rallies across New Jersey Monday to mark the occasion and to add a defiant twist.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Jorge Ramos / U.S. attitudes on immigration

Guests: Daniel Hopkins, Jorge Ramos Journalist JORGE RAMOS ...

Air Date: March 2, 2018 10:00 am

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Immigrants, suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, are transferred to be processed at the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Arizona in 2016. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court ruling means immigrants could continue to be detained indefinitely

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings.

8 years ago

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gestures during a speech on Security and Immigration priorities before a group of law enforcement officials in Norfolk, Va., Friday, Jan. 26, 2018.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Two towns, two approaches to immigration enforcement in Pa. Which is safer?

Experts can't say whether it's safer to keep ICE at arm's length with "sanctuary" policies or to work closely with federal immigration officers.

8 years ago

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Six-year-old Sophie Cruz speaks during a rally in front of the Supreme Court next to her father Raul Cruz and supporter Jose Antonio Vargas in 2016.
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court declines to take DACA case, leaving it in place for now

The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a setback over the DACA program, which shields hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

8 years ago

A dozen representatives of For Our Future political action committee chant outside Sen. Pat Toomey's Philadelphia office in support DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
Politics & Policy

With ‘meaningless’ DACA deadline looming, immigrant groups in Pa. regroup

On Sept. 5, the Trump administration announced an end to DACA. He also issued an ultimatum to Congress: create a permanent law by March 5.

8 years ago

(Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Un-sanctuary: Some Pa. police departments pull closer to ICE

It’s normal for police departments to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement, but ICE has repeatedly attempted to enlist local police in carrying out immigration arrests.

8 years ago

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