Immigration
News & Politics
To deal with surging detention of immigrants, Philly Defender Association launches new legal unit
Immigration and Customs Enforcement action in the Philadelphia region has more than doubled the office’s immigration referrals
News & Politics
U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle and Dwight Evans amplify calls to remove DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
The duo joins a national chorus of Democrats denouncing Noem over recent conflagrations involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
Policy
City & State's 5 for 2025: For PA immigrants, uncertainty, fear and resilience are the order of the day
As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.
News & Politics
Anti-ICE protesters demand better protection for immigrants at Philly courthouse
The group No ICE Philly called out people being detained while attending non-immigration court proceedings and asked officials, including Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, for more.
Interviews & Profiles
A Q&A with U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson
The chair of the powerful House Agriculture Committee on why the One Big Beautiful Bill is great for Pennsylvania agriculture, his plans for immigration reform and what makes commonwealth farming special.
Immigration
10 days after DHS ‘sanctuary’ list deletion, PA officials bemused, unfazed
Amid confusion over a retracted federal list threatening funding cuts to jurisdictions that protect immigrants, local officials across the commonwealth are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Immigration
Immigration crackdown spreads fear, uncertainty across Pennsylvania communities
Unprecedented federal actions have immigrant populations and their advocates on high alert
Immigration
Philly DA Larry Krasner, lawmakers vow to continue defying feds on immigration
At a Friday press conference in Philadelphia City Hall, legislators and immigration advocates decried both the illegality and immorality of recent federal actions – calling for resistance and even an immigrants’ strike.
Immigration
For PA immigrants, uncertainty, fear and resilience are the order of the day
Across the commonwealth, communities and their advocates continue preparing for what the second Trump presidency will mean for them.
Immigration
PA pols uncowed by feds’ prosecution threat over immigration
A new Justice Department directive threatens to prosecute local officials who defy federal immigration enforcement orders – but commonwealth politicians say it’s full of legal holes.
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