Topic: Immigrants and Refugees

How to Protest Safely in Philadelphia
Planning to attend a public demonstration? Know the rules, know your rights, and be safe
By Christina Griffith, Olivia Kram and Lauren McCutcheon
International Students Strengthen America
A longtime university president calls upon citizens to welcome students from around the world
By Elaine Maimon
Working on the Edge
Immigrant-owned small businesses help power Philadelphia. But tariffs — and deportations — could devastate many of them
By Cristian Salazar
Rorng Sorn, Mental Health Connector
A Cambodian refugee, Sorn helps bring psychological services to immigrant communities who need it the most
By Lauren McCutcheon
The Philadelphians Video Murals
Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib showcase new and earlier immigrant experiences in Philadelphia with their newest moving visual art exhibition in LOVE Park, launching Wednesday.
By Cara Kishter
Ali Velshi — Do We Now Live in a Surveillance State?
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks with Caitlin Dickerson and Petra Molnar about the growing surveillance state and how big-donor tech companies are threatening due process
By Ali Velshi
How to Help Immigrants
Immigrants in the U.S. boost our economy, commit fewer crimes than U.S.-born residents, subscribe to the American dream — and are currently living in fear of deportation. What can you do here in Philly to keep them safe?
By Diemmy Dang, Bayleh Alexander and Lauren McCutcheon
Ali Velshi On The Red Scare and MAGA
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member draws a comparison between the consequences of an infamous movement in the 1950s and today's threat to our freedoms
By Ali Velshi
“It’s Our Market.”
Amid threats to undocumented workers and from outside developers, lifelong South Philadelphian Michelle Angela Ortiz doubles down on a public art project honoring the diverse stories of the S. 9th Street Market
By Cristian Salazar
How to Help Ukraine
President Trump signaled an end to U.S. support of Ukraine on Friday. Still, the fight for the country's freedom — which is a fight for democracy — goes on. So does the need to support the efforts
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy