Immigration
On Jan. 31, when Jose Nuñez Martinez showed up in Philadelphia for a mandatory interview to adjust his status, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested him.
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Listen 1:30Senate fails to advance any immigration proposals
Senators scrambled behind the scenes to try to rally support for a bipartisan compromise on Wednesday.
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Watch: Senate to vote on immigration proposals
A bipartisan group of senators pitching an immigration bill is pushing back against criticism from the Trump administration.
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2nd federal court blocks Trump from rescinding DACA
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration cannot end the Obama-era program.
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Sessions gets Union League award in Philly, criticizes ‘sanctuary cities’
The U.S. attorney general also criticized judges who are blocking President Donald Trump's executive orders.
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More than 800 families have evacuated from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia. And they’re still coming.
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Listen 4:20New Jersey may begin offering college financial aid for DACA students
There are more than 22,000 DACA participants in New Jersey, the ninth highest number of the so-called Dreamers in the country.
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NPR poll: 2-in-3 support legal status for DREAMers; majority oppose building a wall
Partisan dividing lines were sharp, the survey found, and clearly run throughout the immigration debate.
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With U.S. funding deadline near, Dreamers ask Eagles to take a stand
Super Bowl champs are asked to 'take a metaphorical knee' to support DACA immigrants by boycotting traditional White House ceremony.
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Sens. Coons, McCain propose new immigration deal
The bipartisan bill addresses DACA and border security, but it doesn’t include funding for either.
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Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians
The order Friday was issued by U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
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A mother’s dilemma: Get cancer meds and risk deportation, or hide and surely die
Facing terminal cancer, an undocumented immigrant must decide if access to life-extending medicine is worth the increased risk of deportation.
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Listen 9:23Trump should expand understanding of ‘merit’ if he wants to replace diversity visa
Unlike the president, I believe that hard work and a hunger for a better life should be part of assessing 'merit.'
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Trump’s acoustic demagoguery stokes our state of disunion
The biggest thigh-slapper of last night's State of the Union was Trump's apparent belief that unplugging his vocal amplifier would somehow soften his demagoguery.
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We get an analysis of President Trump’s first State of the Union address with ...
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