Jeff Gammage
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I cover immigration at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pulitzer Prize winner. Author, "China Ghosts." All things Beatles.
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He showed up for what he thought was a routine appointment in Philly. ICE was waiting for him.
Immigrants who have ongoing legal or visa cases have been unexpectedly taken, part of what advocates say is a Trump administration strategy to boost arrests and deportations
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November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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In a key Philly collar county ...
Bucks sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler says he’ll act quickly to end controversial ICE alliance
The incumbent sheriff had defended his decision to assist ICE, insisting it would make residents safer and even potentially bring new funding and police equipment to the county.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In a key Philly collar county ...
A day for family members with paws ...
Before the Day of the Dead, a time to welcome departed dogs and cats as families create ‘pet ofrendas’
In Philly and elsewhere, people have begun to recognize not just human relatives but those with wings and whiskers, said to return on Oct. 27 as part of the Day of the Dead.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A day for family members with paws ...
In Philly ...
He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.
A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In Philly ...
ICE-police partnerships are rapidly expanding in PA and around the country.
More and more Pennsylvania police agencies are partnering with ICE
The partnerships come through a controversial ICE initiative called 287(g), named for a section of a 1996 immigration act
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September 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
ICE-police partnerships are rapidly expanding in PA and around the country.
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‘The last thing that is protecting my dignity.’ A South Philly mother talks about life under sanctuary.
As Trump moves against sanctuary cities, one undocumented mother in Philadelphia worries what the future holds for her.
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August 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Just outside of Philly …
‘We are hiding on the roof. I love you.’ An ICE raid in Montco has left families bereft after 14 were arrested.
Immigration arrests have skyrocketed in the region, while most of those who are detained have no criminal record.
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July 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just outside of Philly …
ICE arrests 14 at food market in Philly suburb. Via @inquirer.com
ICE arrested 14 people at a Norristown-area food market. The Mexican consulate says it’s monitoring the situation.
“Norristown is under attack,” said an immigration activist group, saying that about 25 vehicles carrying ICE agents had rolled into the Montgomery County seat.
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July 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Freed from ICE detention in Pa., but thinking of the women still inside: ‘They are always going to be a part of me’
Andrea Lozano-Alanis says she's fighting not just for herself, but for others, people who entered the U.S. with big hopes but no permission.
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July 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Montco bars county employees from sharing information with ICE without a legal order
The policy arrives at a tumultuous moment as President Donald Trump moves to punish jurisdictions that don’t help enforce federal immigration law.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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The @paimmigrant.bsky.social and allied advocates have issued an “ICE Alert,” warning of an immediate increase in immigration enforcement in PA.
June 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The @paimmigrant.bsky.social and allied advocates have issued an “ICE Alert,” warning of an immediate increase in immigration enforcement in PA.
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ICE arrests nearly 20 in Norristown as immigrant community calls on Montco commissioners to act
As ICE moves aggressively in Norristown, Philly workers are warned of impending raids at the Italian Market. Immigrant advocates plan a Saturday protest.
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June 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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One of the strongest “sanctuary cities” drops the label.
Philadelphia says it’s a ‘welcoming’ — not ‘sanctuary’ — city as the Trump administration threatens funding cuts
Philly has seen a slow but dramatic shift in labeling, calling itself a "welcoming city" as the Trump administration bears down.
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May 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One of the strongest “sanctuary cities” drops the label.