Immigration
Vitaly: Seeking asylum from LGBT persecution in Russia
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...
8 years ago
Maria: A struggle to gain legal status, keep her family together
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...
8 years ago
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Tanesha: An unauthorized worker abused by her employer
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...
8 years ago
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José: Undocumented for 22 years, ‘one of the unlucky ones’
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...
8 years ago
How the path to U.S. citizenship works for immigrants
The difficulty of securing a visa has led some immigratns to enter illegally. Others come legally, but overstay their visas.
8 years ago
Despite Casey intervention, woman and son deported from Pa. facility to Honduras
Wednesday morning, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, took to Twitter as he tried to intervene in the deportation of two Honduran asylu ...
8 years ago
Scale of immigrants’ political, economic impact depends on who you ask
About 160,000 unauthorized immigrants live in the Philadelphia region. Deducing their impact depends on who you ask.
8 years ago
Immigrants rally in Harrisburg to oppose Trump’s policies
The first of May — or May Day — saw protests spread across the country as people took off work to voice their frustrations over the T ...
8 years ago
Uncovering ‘the true America’ in real conversations with a Muslim
Last December, I wrote a commentary condemning hate crimes against Muslims and offering to sit down with anyone who wanted to learn about Islam or meet a Muslim.
8 years ago
U.S. high court denies petition by women held in Berks immigrant detention center [updated]
The U.S. Supreme Court has ...
8 years ago
Christina school board approves Delaware’s first ‘safe zone’ policy for unauthorized students
Christina School District on Tuesday became the first in Delaware to adopt a “safe zone” policy that spells out specific step ...
8 years ago
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A nation built by immigrants, America can’t shake its fears of foreigners
“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks t ...
9 years ago
Legal counsel helps turn ‘hopelessness to hopefulness’ for unauthorized immigrants
A new study from the nonpro ...
9 years ago
Kenney responds to Sessions’ threat to cut funds to sanctuary cities
Philadelphia’s mayor is vowing the City of Brotherly Love will continue as a sanctuary city and not comply with federal immigration ...
9 years ago
Despite El Carnaval cancellation, organizers expect other Philly cultural events to go on
Announcements that Philadelphia’s larger-than-life Cinco de Mayo festival, El Carnaval de Puebla en Filadelphia, would be canceled ...
9 years ago