Immigration News


August 29, 2019

LHSC’s Emma Tuohy Joins PICC Board of Directors

LHSC’s Emma Tuohy has joined the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC). PICC is a…More


July 1, 2015

Complaint to Department of Homeland Security Finds Families in Detention Centers Suffer from Psychological Harm

A contingent of immigrants rights groups, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), have filed a complaint with the Department…More


January 28, 2014

Boehner’s New Immigration Plan: A Ploy Worth Considering?

For decades, the main sticking point in negotiations over immigration reform has been the fate of undocumented immigrants currently residing…More


January 16, 2014

Cracks Emerge in Immigration Reform Coalition

When it became clear that Speaker Boehner was planning to introduce a series of small standalone immigration bills (rather a…More


October 3, 2013

4 Things To Know About the House’s New Immigration Bill

Even while much of the federal government is shut down, Congress remains open for business. And so yesterday House Democrats…More


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LHSCD in the News: Emma Tuohy on the Green Card Process Partner Emma Tuohy was recently quoted in an article by The Philadelphia Inquirer about “navigating the green card maze,” describing...More
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