Immigration
WATCH: Syrian Family Deported From PHL Lands at JFK
The Syrian family who was deported from the Philadelphia International Airport on January 28th – one day after President Donald Trump passed his executive order on […]
Comcast Employees: “Immigrants Are Welcome Here”
About 48 hours after plans of a protest began to spread over an internal Slack channel, more than 600 Comcast employees in Philadelphia took to […]
Comcast Employees to Protest Trump Immigration Ban
Some Comcast employees will take time off the job on Thursday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive ban on immigrants and migrants from seven predominantly […]
Pa. Senate GOP Fast-Tracks Anti-Union, Anti-Immigrant Bills
Much like President Donald Trump, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are wasting no time in using their majority status to pass bills on their agenda.
Members of Syrian Family Deported at PHL Sue President Trump
Members of a Syrian family who were detained and deported by officials at the Philadelphia International Airport this past weekend have sued President Donald Trump, the Department […]
Pa. Senate Considering Bill That Would Defund Philly
Update, 5 p.m.: Senate Bill 10 was pulled from the Senate Appropriations Committee agenda this afternoon. Earlier: The Pennsylvania Senate is scheduled to consider a […]
Penn President Amy Gutmann Rips Into Trump’s Immigration Ban
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann blasted President Donald Trump‘s executive order on immigration yesterday, calling it “injurious to our work and inimical to our values.”
Toomey (Finally) Speaks Up In Support of Trump’s Immigration Ban
While thousands of protestors – and a few politicians – convened in Philadelphia this weekend to protest President Donald Trump‘s recent executive order on immigration, […]
The Latest: How Philly’s Reacting to Trump’s Immigration Ban
Between 5,000 and 6,000 people gathered at the Philadelphia International Airport yesterday to protest President Donald Trump‘s executive order to limit travel for refugees and […]
Trump: I’ll Strip Federal Funding From Philadelphia
At a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Donald Trump’s press secretary told reporters that the president has signed an executive order to strip federal grant […]
Philly Law Enforcement Officials Create Human-Trafficking Task Force
Law enforcement officials in Philadelphia have created a human-trafficking task force, thanks to a $1.3 million federal grant.
State College Borough Passes Resolution Vowing to Protect Immigrants
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story mistook a resolution passed by the Borough of State College for an action by Pennsylvania State University. While […]
Pa. Legislator Wants to Punish “Sanctuary Campuses”
A Pennsylvania legislator plans to introduce a bill that, if passed, could cut funding from colleges and universities in the state that declare themselves “sanctuary campuses.”
Penn: We Won’t Share Info About Undocumented Students
Saying it will “continue to advocate passionately for comprehensive immigration reform,” the University of Pennsylvania’s top administrators said today in an email to the staff […]
After Trump Win, Undocumented Father Seeks Sanctuary in Philly Church
You can trace the tradition of churches offering physical sanctuary to those who sought it back to the early Christian Church in Rome. In England, […]