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Immigration

Members of the opposition to the administration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez march on Friday to protest the U.S. government's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status designation for nearly 57,000 people from Honduras. Hernandez called the decision a sovereign issue for Washington, adding that
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump Administration ends temporary protected status for Hondurans

In a DHS statement, Nielsen said that she is delaying the effective date for termination of TPS for Hondurans for 18 months, until Jan. 5, 2020.

8 years ago

Bensalem director of public safety Fred Harran addressed a packed room at a township council meeting on Monday night.
Community

Bensalem mayor, public safety director send mixed signals on partnering with ICE

Under 287(g) agreements, ICE authorizes local police to do some of the work its agents usually do, such as verifying the immigration status of people they arrest.

8 years ago

The elaborate costumes of the annual Carnaval de Puebla draw comparisons to the Mummers.
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Philadelphia’s Carnaval de Puebla makes a grand return

In a flurry of colors and feathers, Philadelphia's Carnaval de Puebla returned to Washington Avenue for a 12th year on Sunday.

8 years ago

Marchers in Philadelphia's El Carnaval de Puebla en Filadelfia don caricature costumes depicting the Mexican army that prevailed over the French and Turkish forces during the 1862 Battle of Puebla, commonly known as Cinco de Mayo. (PRNewsFoto/Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, R. Kennedy for GPTMC)
Arts & Entertainment

Carnaval de Puebla returns to Philadelphia amid increase in deportations

The traditional Mexican celebration resumes in South Philly after skipping a year.

8 years ago

Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 3, 2017. A federal judge on Tuesday became the third judge to rule against the administration's plans to end DACA after federal judges in California and New York handed down similar decisions.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Federal judge upholds DACA, calling White House decision to rescind it ‘capricious’

He said that the decision to rescind DACA must therefore be set aside, but he gave Homeland Security 90 days to "better explain its view" that DACA is illegal.

8 years ago

Demonstrators at a rally in Washington, D.C., protest the Trump administration's proposed travel ban, which goes before the Supreme Court Wednesday.
NPR
Courts & Law

In intense arguments, Supreme Court appears ready to side with Trump on travel ban

The Trump administration's travel ban finally reaches the SCOTUS Wednesday, posing enormous questions involving the structure of the American government and our values.

8 years ago

Berks County Residential Center.  (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Amid licensing limbo, immigration advocates push to shut down Pa. detention center

Immigrants' rights advocates have launched two initiatives, trying to pressure the state government to close down the detention center.

8 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Delco man sentenced to 30 years for hiding warlord past

A federal judge has sentenced Mohammed Jabbateh to 30 years in prison for lying to U.S. immigration officials about being a brutal warlord during Liberia's first civil war.

8 years ago

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Members of the New Sanctuary Movement protest outside City Hall
Courts & Law

Court sides with sanctuary cities in fight over grants

The federal government cannot withhold public safety grants from cities that refuse to cooperate with President Trump's immigration policies.

8 years ago

Puerto Rican evacuees Crisjoel Morales Monet, 17, and Judy Morales Monet, 16, are staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Center City with their mom and oldest brother Friday April 20th. They still don't know where to go next. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Even with jobs and plans for a future in Philly, some Puerto Rican evacuees face imminent homelessness

It’s been more than six months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. Yet some of the 900 families who came to Philadelphia looking for refuge, are still facing homelessness.

8 years ago

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(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

ICE in the Delaware Valley

Guests: Dale Russakoff A recent report from ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer found that Philade ...

Air Date: April 18, 2018 10:00 am

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President Trump has hailed his appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, but Gorsuch sided against the administration Tuesday in an immigration case
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court strikes down part of immigration law

It's a blow to the Trump Justice Department, and came at the hands, ironically of conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, who sided with the court's liberals in a 5-4 decision.

8 years ago

(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

After critical report, Pa. police review their role in ICE deportations

Pennsylvania’s state police force is reviewing its interactions with the federal immigration and customs enforcement, in the wake of ...

8 years ago

Jose De La Cruz Ramirez, a gardener in Upper Bucks County, was criminally prosecuted before being deported to Mexico. (Courtesy of Linda Ammerman)
Courts & Law

From border-crosser to felon

The Trump administration encouraged prosecutors to seek felony charges against those who re-enter the U.S. after being deported.

8 years ago

Route I-81 near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law

For cops who want to help ICE crack down on illegal immigration, Pennsylvania is a free-for-all

Without guidelines or oversight, some officers are using traffic stops to question Hispanics and turn over undocumented immigrants to ICE.

8 years ago

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