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Amid rain and a climate of fear, advocates gather in LOVE Park to celebrate World Refugee Day

by Mike Newall Published June 22, 2025 They gathered in a steady rain to share American stories. Stories of escaping… MORE

Watch it Now | PCNTV Interviews Cathryn Miller-Wilson

 

 

 

 

PCNTV Discusses Federal Funding Cuts for Immigration Programs with Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Executive Director of HIAS Pennsylvania.

Watch it Now | State of Immigration in America: ICE Raids & Enforcement Tactics

You probably have heard about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raiding workplaces and homes in our community. ICE officers are expected to meet new arrest quotas, sensitive location protections have been eliminated, and ICE has expanded operations targeting businesses suspected of employing immigrants without work authorization.

 

In this video, HIAS Pennsylvania’s Director of Legal Services, Philippe Weisz, Esq., and Executive Director, Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Esq., discuss how ICE raids and new enforcement tactics are affecting immigrants in our community, and what you can do to support your immigrant neighbors.

Watch it Now | The State of Immigration in America: How Anti-Immigrant Policies Affect Children & Schools

The new administration’s hostile immigration policies have affected immigrants of all ages. These changes have a particular impact on immigrant youth.

 

In undocumented and mixed-status families, children are experiencing high anxiety and stress, wondering if their parents will be detained or deported. In some instances, immigrant youth have been detained and deported. Additionally, no new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications are being accepted, there is a backlog of green card applications for children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and Office of Refugee Resettlement funding cuts have left unaccompanied children to navigate the complex immigration system without a lawyer.

 

Some families are no longer sending their children to school because of the fear that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will show up. Stricter immigration enforcement policies have put added pressure on teachers and school staff, who must now learn how to navigate new and sometimes unclear guidelines on how to handle immigration-related concerns and ICE visits at school.

 

In this video, Stephanie Lubert, Esq., Program Manager of HIAS PA’s Immigrant Youth Advocacy Program, and Cathryn Miller-Wilson, Esq., HIAS PA’s Executive Director, talk about the impact of new immigration policies on immigrant youth and what you can do to support immigrant families in your community.

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

Philadelphia 50501 rally against Trump administration’s actions draws thousands

By Emily Neil Published April 20, 2025 Thousands filled the grass at Independence National Historical Park, chanting “No Kings” and… 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