Immigration
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.
9 years ago
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.
9 years ago
More than 800 families have evacuated from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia. And they’re still coming.
9 years ago
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.
9 years ago
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.
9 years ago
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.
9 years ago
Sens. Coons, McCain propose new immigration deal
The bipartisan bill addresses DACA and border security, but it doesn’t include funding for either.
9 years ago
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.
9 years ago
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.
9 years ago
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.'
9 years ago
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.
9 years ago
We get an analysis of President Trump’s first State of the Union address with ...
9 years ago
Listen 13:30Trump State of the Union unites on infrastructure, divides on immigration
President Trump's State of the Union united Democrats and Republicans on infrastructure, but immigration proposal is doing the opposite.
9 years ago
Spanish immersion keeps growing in Delaware elementary schools
More than one in six Delaware public school kindergartners are enrolled in Spanish immersion, and more schools are interested in starting programs.
9 years ago
Rally at N. Philly church for sanctuary of four students
Elected officials and community leaders joined members of the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia for a rally on Monday at the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia.
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