Older News
News on Families in Sanctuary
- “These Undocumented ‘Sanctuary Leaders’ See Direct Action as Their Only Hope” Rewire News, December 18, 2018.
- “Death threats, rape, led Honduran mom to G’town church” Chestnut Hill Local, November 28, 2018.
- “FUMCOG provides sanctuary for two immigrant families” Chestnut Hill Local, October 18, 2018.
- “Undocumented Mother Leaves N. Philly Sanctuary to Plead Help From Casey” WHYY, October 10, 2018.
- “For a Family in Church Sanctuary, a Legal Way Out?” The Inquirer, September 22, 2018.
- “Two more families choose sanctuary in a Philly church over separation, deportation” WHYY, September 5, 2018.
- “2 families seek sanctuary at Germantown church” 6 abc action news, September 5, 2018.
- “A welcome for two immigrant families taking church sanctuary in Philly” The Inquirer, September 5, 2018.
- “For children in Philly church sanctuary, a risky ride to school” The Inquirer, August 28, 2018.
- “Exclusive: New Immigrant-Led Coalition Is ‘Going to Get People Out of Sanctuary,’” Rewire News, August 9, 2018.
- “Children of Family Seeking Sanctuary in Philly Church Get Support of City Council,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22, 2018 (Carmela is a client of Free Migration Project).
- “Despite Long Odds, Brady Sponsoring Private Bill to Keep Immigrant Family in U.S.,” WHYY, March 13, 2018 (Carmela is a client of Free Migration Project).
- “Citizenship Sought for Local Family to Prevent Deportation,” The Philadelphia Tribune, March 13, 2018.
News on Berks County Detention Center
- “As Deadline for Family Unification Nears, Congress Tries to Weaken Protections for Immigrant Children,” The Daily Beast, July 26, 2018.
- “Activists: Shut Down PA. Immigrant Detention Center,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 21, 2018.
- “Despite Losing Its State Child Care License, An Immigrant Family Detention Center in PA Made Room For More Families,” WSKG, July 13, 2018.
- “Immigrant Family Detention Center Puts Berks County in Eye of Political Storm,” The Morning Call, July 7, 2018.
- “Berks Detention Center Remains Open Despite Call to Immediately Shut It Down,” NBC Philadelphia, June 21, 2018.
- “Pennsylvania Mural Highlights Migrants who Were Traumatized in ‘Family Prison’” Rewire News, November 3, 2018.
- “Eyes on the Capitol” Al Día, November 21, 2018.
Other News
- “Federal Court Upholds Deportation of Immigrant Arrested at Northampton County Courthouse” The Morning Call, December 21, 2018.
- “Fearing Drug Traffickers in Mexico, Family Takes Sanctuary From Deportation in N. Philly Church,” WHYY, December 13, 2017.
- “Resolved in Philadelphia: Even Undocumented Immigrants Have a Fundamental Right to Earn a Living,” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27, 2017.
- “Advocates Seek Audience with Wolf, Implore Him to Close Immigration Facility,” WITF, Oct 13, 2016.
- Without Federal Help, Young Immigrants in the US Fight for Health Care, Al Jazeera America, October 5, 2015 (Brenda and her mother are clients of Free Migration Project).
- Dissension Heard on U.S. Judge’s Immigration Detention Decision, Reading Eagle, September 15, 2015.
- Central American Mom Shares Detention Nightmare Even After Her Release, Latinorebels.com, May 22, 2015 (by a client of Free Migration Project).
- Immigrant Released From Detention in Time to Celebrate Mother’s Day at ‘Home’, ThinkProgress, May 10, 2014.
- Feds Quietly Toughen Standards for Immigrant Asylum Seekers, McClatchy DC, April 18, 2014.
- Big Win for Immigrant Activists Who Staged Border-Crossing Protest in Laredo, com, October 1, 2013.
- Learn How and Why Journalists are Dropping the I-word, Colorlines, September 19, 2011.
- Students Spared Amid an Increase in Deportations, New York Times, August 8, 2010.