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  • ICE Misconduct Claims Increase Across Pennsylvania

    A recent report from ProPublica and the Philadelphia Inquirer revealed numerous cases in which ICE agents and police officers allegedly used racial profiling, conducted warrantless searches, detained people without probable cause, fabricated evidence, and, in one extreme instance, attempted to solicit a bribe. Despite these allegations, not a single ICE agent or officer has been put on the stand ...
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  • No Sanctuary for Undocumented Immigrants Living in Pennsylvania

    A recent article states that since President Trump took office, deportation officers no longer have to adhere to Obama-era mandates that focused on limiting enforcement resources for deporting immigrants with serious criminal convictions. As the White House describes it, ICE has been “unshackled” in the era of Trump. Throughout the country, ICE has been rounding up people who have been living and ...
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  • Appealing a Deportation Decision

    Few things are more terrifying than the prospect of being deported against your will. However, if you are in the United States illegally or have done something to violate the terms of your visa, green card, or another residence permit, the U.S. Immigration Court might have placed you into removal proceedings. Basis of Appeal If the court has already determined you should be deported, appealing the ...
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  • The End of DACA & Congress' Task

    After the Trump administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September, there has been mounting pressure to replace it with a new program. Both parties have been working to draft and champion legal protections for these immigrants, but the Republican leaders have ruled out reaching a solution before the end of the year. With a final deadline of ...
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  • After Harvey, Houston Needs Immigrant Workers

    The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey highlights a problem that is faced by many cities after a natural disaster—rebuilding. The cost of property damage is immense following the hurricane that struck Houston this summer, but there is another obstacle that is hindering the city’s ability to recover from the storm. Without enough workers, there is no one to do the labor. Removing storm-damaged materials ...
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  • How Cities Are Looking to Immigrants for Help

    Across the U.S., individual cities are taking it upon themselves to make their homes friendlier to immigrants . In an age where anti-immigrant rhetoric is rife and both state and federal laws are being passed to make it more difficult for immigrants to settle, some city leaders are looking to immigrants to help them revive their fading communities. One such city is Baltimore, where Mayor Stephanie ...
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  • White House Ends Program for Foreign Entrepreneurs

    In another move against immigrants, the Trump administration has placed a hold on an Obama-era policy that was intended to encourage foreign entrepreneurs to invest in the U.S. and immigrate to build their companies. The administration reported that the decision was made due to them being overwhelmed with more important issues to attend to. Before the program was halted, immigrants were allowed to ...
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  • Is the End of DACA Imminent?

    Attorneys general from ten Republican-led states are pushing for Trump to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program grants deportation relief and work permits to approximately 788,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as young children. Republicans have called for the end of the Obama-era program since its beginning, and now they hope to ...
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  • Is Immigration Good for the Economy?

    Immigration’s effect on the U.S. economy is a touchy subject. Depending on political beliefs, some have denounced immigrants as a drain on the economy, while others have touted immigration as strengthening the economy. Economists have spent many years studying the way immigrants affect the U.S. economy, and here is what studies have shown. Immigrants Found Leading Companies According to the ...
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  • Attorney Rosina Stambaugh Receives PIRC Light of Liberty Award

    The Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) is a York County based nonprofit organization that provides volunteer and no-charge legal services to asylum-seekers held in civil detention, or who have encountered other serious legal complications. Originally founded in 1996, PIRC has since been able to expand its services into nine south-central Pennsylvania counties. The expansion and ...
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  • The Financial Cost of an ICE Deportation on the U.S.

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is one of two agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that is doing their part of fulfilling President Donald Trump's goal of deporting two to three million criminal, undocumented immigrants. One of ICE’s main duties is to seize undocumented immigrants who have received their final deportation notices or who have failed to report to the ...
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  • Undocumented Immigrants in the US Have Rights - Know Yours!

    The United States of America is often heralded as the land of the free and the fair due to the fact that anyone who enters the country is given a basic set of rights under the words of the Constitution. This applies to undocumented immigrants as well. With plenty of recent stories of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and ongoing promises from the Trump Administration to deport all ...
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  • White House Cracks Down on H-1B Visa Employers

    One of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises is for American companies to hire more Americans instead of outsourcing jobs to countries with cheaper labor or bringing in lower-paid foreign employees. This promise includes a crackdown on a work visa program which enables thousands of skilled foreign employees to work in “specialty occupations” throughout the United States, especially the ...
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