PA: Immigration
MLK Day online forum highlights difficulties of asylum system
Today, a virtual "Ask Me Anything" program will address some of the pressing issues of asylum-seekers, in Pennsylvania and across the country…
PA Refugee-Resettlement Group Calls for Support of Ukrainian Families
The Department of Homeland Security says the 30,000 Ukrainians temporarily living in the U.S. can now stay for 18 months under Temporary Protected …
Consejo Asesor para Redistribución de Distritos ayudará a prevenir Gerrymandering en PA
HARRRISBURG, PA - Un nuevo Consejo Asesor para Redistribución de Distritos anunciado la semana pasada por la oficina del Gobernador Tom Wolf…
Afghan Refugees Arriving Through Philadelphia International Airport
PHILADELPHIA - Several hundred refugees from Afghanistan started to arrive at Philadelphia International Airport this weekend, only a few days after …
Civil-Rights Group Slams Invasive Biometric Vetting for Immigrants
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- In the near future, immigrants applying for a green card, visa or work authorization could have to submit to iris scans, …
Faith Leaders Urge Trump to End Immigrant Child Detention
PHILADELPHIA -- About 450 faith leaders, in Pennsylvania and across the U.S, are urging President Donald Trump to stop detaining immigrant children …
Evangelical Support for Trump May Be Waning
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- White, evangelical Christians are a major part of President Donald Trump's political base, but recent polling indicates conflicts …
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds DACA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from ending a program that protects almost 700,000 undocumented …
Advocates: All Kids Need to Be Counted
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Wednesday is Census Day, and despite the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Census is still happening. But children's advocates fear …
PA Child Health Insurance Rate Holding Steady
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The number of children in the nation with no health insurance increased from 2016 to 2018, but a new report shows that in …
Police Settle Suit for Illegal ICE Detention of U.S. Citizen
PITTSBURGH - Police in northern Allegheny County will pay $175,000 for holding a naturalized U.S. citizen in jail overnight at the request of federal …
Census: Counting All Kids Critical for PA
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Counting every child will ensure that Pennsylvania gets the federal aid it needs. That's the message advocates for children are …