Immigration
Today is Un Dia Sin Inmigrante
This post has been updated: Last update: 4:05pm As we discussed a couple days ago, today is Un Dia Sin Inmigrante–a day without immigrants. Today, […]
Protesters Gather at ICE Headquarters After Philly Immigration Arrest
More than 60 activists gathered at Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Philadelphia yesterday to protest an immigration arrest.
Can Philly Restaurants Survive Even a Single Day Without Immigrant Workers?
This story has been updated. Less than a week after the Pennsylvania Senate cleared a controversial bill restricting $1.3 billion in state funding to sanctuary cities, a […]
Sanctuary Cities Bill That Could Defund Philly Clears Pa. Senate
A bill that could drastically restrict state funding to so-called sanctuary cities like Philadelphia has cleared the Pennsylvania Senate. State lawmakers yesterday pushed the controversial […]
This Tech Company’s Donating $100 to the ACLU for Every Applicant It Interviews
We’re witnessing a big trend here in Philly tech. First Seer Interactive CEO Wil Reynolds spoke out against Trump’s immigration ban, then Blackfynn and O3 […]
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 […]