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Immigration

Leanne, who overstayed a tourist visa from the United Kingdom to take care of her sick father, and her dog Lily at their home in Chester County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Leanne: Overstaying her tourist visa to nurse family ties

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

Listen 4:09
Instructor Nora Litz (right) listens as Sophia, 9, participates in a discussion during a workshop at Philadelphia nonprofit Mighty Writers.
Courts & Law

Ivonne and Sophia: Learning to cope with fears of deportation

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the personal immigration stories of individuals who are living in the Philadelphia region without legal status.

9 years ago

Listen 4:14
Ody, from Indonesia, is losing his sight because of diabetes and is caught in a vicious cycle. He cannot work because of his blindness and can't afford the medical care that would restore his sight.
Courts & Law

Ody: Returning to Indonesia 15 years later, and nearly blind

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks at the personal ...

9 years ago

Listen 4:51
 Viktor, an undocumented immigrant from Belarus seeking asylum in the U.S, strums a bass guitar. He left with bandmate Alexander and hopes to play music again if he is able to attain legal status. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
Courts & Law

‘Alex’ and ‘Viktor’: Musicians not welcome at home, not at home in the U.S.

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...

9 years ago

Listen 4:47
Martha lives in South Philadelphia. She has been taking her two boys to Mighty Writers since this branch in South Philadelphia opened about two years ago. Her sons are taking an immigration story workshop run by Nora Litz. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
Courts & Law

Martha: Living amidst a culture of fear

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the personal immigration stories of individuals who are living in the Philadelphia region without legal status.

9 years ago

 Siblings, Rogyer, 7, Jeidi, 8, and Romny, 7, show off their comics. Almost all of the comics the students have made illustrate the fear they have of ICE and the possible separation of their families. Mighty Writers El Futuro in South Philadelphia hosted a 10-class comic book workshop created by Nora Litz to help give their students a new outlet to talk about their fears after the 2016 elections. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
Courts & Law

Jeidi: Fearing how to survive if parents are deported

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

‘Patricia’ immigrated from Guatemala with her then 5-year-old daughter 19 years ago. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Patricia’: Supporting a family in the U.S. and in Guatemala

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

A Costa Rican family walks near their home in South Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Diego’ and ‘Natalia’: Choosing to be unauthorized over unemployed

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

Listen 5:27
 Vitaly, a gay man originally from Moscow, left Russia in the hopes of marrying his partner if they were granted asylum in the U.S. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
Courts & Law

Vitaly: Seeking asylum from LGBT persecution in Russia

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...

9 years ago

Maria immigrated from Guatemala 22 years ago. She says that when she moves, she reports her new address to ICE.
Courts & Law

Maria: A struggle to gain legal status, keep her family together

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...

9 years ago

Listen 3:25
 Tanesha holds her Jamaican passport. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Tanesha: An unauthorized worker abused by her employer

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

Listen 4:04
José helps his 7-year-old son with homework at their home in central New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

José: Undocumented for 22 years, ‘one of the unlucky ones’

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks that looks ...

9 years ago

New citizens wait to take the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Courts & Law

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.

9 years ago

Berks County Residential Center.  (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)

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 ...

9 years ago

Protesters angered by President Donald Trump’s executive order that prevented refugees, visa and green card holders from entering the US chant pro-immigration slogans at Philadelphia International Airport in January.
Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

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