Tag: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Chinatown: Protestors Demonstrate Outside ICE Office, Inside Bus Station

October 4, 2019Lawrence McGlynn

Members of the Philadelphia Workers Solidarity Network protested outside the Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency office at 114 N. Eighth St on Saturday, Sept. 14, . The target of the protest was not just the

Immigration: The History Of ICE And The Controversy

September 13, 2018Means George and

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, has recently found itself at the center of national discussions surrounding immigration policy. Locally, Philadelphia’s ICE Field Office, which is the most aggressive in

Immigration: NSC Board Member Michele Hangley Discusses NSC Services, Refugees And ICE

September 12, 2018Dylan Long

Michele Hangley is a lawyer and a litigation shareholder at the law firm Hangley Aronchick. She is also a board member at the Nationalities Service Center, a local organization which provides various services to immigrants and refugees

City Politics: New Sanctuary Movement Responds To ICE “Safe City” Raids With Prayer

October 31, 2017Caitlyn Heter

New Sanctuary Movement, an interfaith immigrant justice organization, held a prayer vigil and Sukkot ritual outside of the Philadelphia offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday, October 5, in response to what

Al Dia: Organization Stands Up Against Anti-Immigration Legislation

April 17, 2012

With a sweep of anti-immigration legislation in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, Tamara Jimenez, a volunteer at the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia, said it’s time for immigrants in the city to get informed and stand up