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Government Accountability
Higher Education
International
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Rutgers New Brunswick and Temple are seeing a rise in international students despite Trump immigration policies

A combination of promotion and recruitment strategies has kept the international student population at universities stable.

3 days ago

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FILE - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington on April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Employment
Government Accountability
Income Inequality

Pa., N.J. and Del. join multistate lawsuit against Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements

Democratic leaders from 25 states are suing the federal government for Medicaid work requirements that they say will cause “harm and chaos.”

2 weeks ago

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Supreme Court building
Government Accountability
Immigration
Social Justice

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits

During arguments in April, both conservative and liberal justices questioned the order’s legality in a momentous case that was magnified by Trump’s unprecedented attendance.

2 weeks ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest
Delaware
Immigration
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Under Trump, immigration arrests surge in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey

New Jersey and Pennsylvania rank among the 10 states with the most immigration arrests during the first 14 months of President Donald Trump’s second term.

2 weeks ago

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Protesters, including Alyssa Bigbee of Philadelphia
History
Philadelphia

‘Hurts us to the core’: Institutions tell Philadelphia’s history of slavery amid Trump censorship threat at President’s House Site

As the Trump administration moves to take down panels on slavery at Independence Mall, local institutions are affirming their dedication to telling a full history.

2 weeks ago

A glass door with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement logo and title on it in Philadelphia
Government
Immigration
Law
Pennsylvania

Lawsuit claims Philadelphia ICE Field Office has ‘unlawfully’ re-detained people at immigration check-ins

Plaintiffs include three Philadelphia residents who fear being re-detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at their next routine check-ins.

2 weeks ago

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An aerial view of the 6abc office building.
Government Accountability
Media
Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s 6abc calls upon viewers to support station amid FCC’s early license review

WPVI-TV is telling viewers that the FCC is “questioning our commitment to viewers and threatening to take us off the air."

3 weeks ago

Cherelle Parker speaking at a press conference in front of a poster outlining new gun regulations.
Crime
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Trump administration launches investigation into Philadelphia gun permit denials

Critics call Philly’s permitting standard subjective and unconstitutional, while gun control advocates say the DOJ is attacking any restrictions on ownership.

4 weeks ago

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Workers are hanging the panels back up on the wall
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Philly slavery exhibit: David McCormick joins fight to restore President’s House Site

An appeals court will weigh the fate of the Independence Mall exhibit, which remains half-restored.

1 month ago

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Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Government
Government Accountability
National
New Jersey

Jan. 6 rioters clamor for payouts from Trump’s new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash

A rioter from New Jersey described by prosecutors as a Nazi sympathizer hailed the fund as “good news."

1 month ago

the back of a sample
Immigration
Law
Philadelphia

Trump administration green card changes: Here’s what you need to know

The policy could be “devastating” for tens of thousands of people in Philadelphia who have applied for a green card via the adjustment of status process.

1 month ago

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ICE agents use their baton as they clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J.
Government Accountability
Immigration
New Jersey
Policing

‘Modern-day concentration camp’: Escalating violence reported at Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey

Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who was denied entry to the facility this week, said Health Department inspectors were not allowed to do a full inspection.

1 month ago

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Protesters and media are thrown on the road by ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions.
Government Accountability
Immigration
New Jersey

Congress members say conditions dire at New Jersey detention center facing protests, reported hunger strike

One lawmaker said detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark are being given small portions of food that “very often” contain maggots.

1 month ago

Students walking on Penn's campus
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Religion

Penn does not have to turn over the names of Jewish staffers to the federal government as appeals process plays out, judge rules

The judge paused his own order, writing that while the university is unlikely to win its appeal, the delay will not harm a federal investigation.

2 months ago

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side-by-side photos of Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV
Pennsylvania
Politics
Religion

Some Catholics in Bucks County who voted for Trump express buyer’s remorse amid conflict between the president and the pope

In 2024, the president flipped Bucks County, where more than 30% of residents are Catholic. It’s also represented by a vulnerable Catholic congressman.

3 months ago

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