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    • HIAS Pennsylvania reels as Trump’s funding cuts hit refugee-resettlement programs

    By Jeff Gammage Published April 23, 2025 HIAS Pennsylvania is shrinking as the immigrant-assistance agency reels from huge cuts in… MORE

    Let this Passover mark our commitment to today’s refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants seeking safety and security for themselves and their families. HIAS PA welcomes the stranger, as we always will.

    As we get ready for the celebration of the Jews’ exodus from slavery to freedom, from persecution to a promised… MORE

    Press Conference: PA Welcoming Caucus on Protecting Immigrants

    Streamed Live on March 26, 2025 State Rep. Joe Hohenstein and Sen. Niki Saval hosted a press conference for the… MORE

    Thousands of immigrant children in Pa. abandoned because of Trump decision: advocates

        By Oliver Morrison Published March 26, 2025 The Trump administration on Friday sent a notification to more than… MORE

    Urgent Update: A Near-Total Termination of Unaccompanied Children Program

    On March 21, 2025, the Trump administration issued a near-total termination of its Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP), immediately cutting funding… MORE

    ¿Puedo legalizar mi estatus migratorio si he sido víctima de violencia doméstica? Lo que debes saber

    Por TELEMUNDO 62 y TELEMUNDO Digital Publicado el 06 de marzo del 2025 Ciertas víctimas de violencia doméstica o emocional… MORE

    Trump to sign order designating English as the official language of the US

    By The Associated Press and Racquel Williams Published on February 28, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC (KYW Newsradio) — President Donald Trump is expected to… MORE

    ‘I’m really scared’: As immigrant students worry, advocates ask Philly School District for more protections

    By Kristen A. Graham Published on February 27, 2025 “I barely see my Hispanic friends because they are not going… MORE

    McGill-Gardner: Stoking Fears of Immigrant Victims Undermines Public Safety

          by Joanna McGill-Gardner Published on February 25, 2025 Anyone practicing immigration law the last few weeks has been… MORE

    Trump’s halt on refugees leaves Pa. families fearful for loved ones overseas: ‘There is no hope’

    By Jeff Gammage and Julia Terruso Published on February 19, 2025 PHILADELPHIA — American embassy specialist Mohibullah Hasrat was evacuated… MORE